Legal Opinion
Brutus v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 17, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-2413Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CARLOS BRUTUS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25 - 2413 (LLA) DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Carlos Brutus, an inmate in federal custody, seeks deportation to complete his sentence in another country. ECF No. 1. He asserts that “U.S. citizens and non-citizens have the right to request to be transferred to another country of their choosing if the [Department of Justice (‘DOJ’)] is in agreement with it and the other third[-]party country is also in agreement.” Id. at 1. Mr. Brutus requests deportation…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Wilton Chatman-Bey v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Stokes v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Sluss v. U.S. Dep't of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018