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President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle.
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to use a rarely invoked wartime law to continue to deport Venezuelans with little to no due process.
From The New York Times
President Trump’s efforts to deport migrants to places other than their country of origin hit a new roadblock on Friday, when a federal judge issued a temporary order requiring the administration to g...
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Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is under scrutiny. Here's what to know.
President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798​ to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.​
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward sued the Trump administration over its use of the wartime law to quickly deport people, which they say violates due process.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Here's how the 1798 law was invoked in the past.
The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the tenuous period following the Revolutionary War.
Trump Deportation Fight Reaches Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the justices to allow it to use a wartime law to continue deportations of Venezuelans with little or no due process.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Deport Migrants Without Due Process
Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to overturn a temporary court order and let him deport migrants without a hearing after he sent almost 300 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him deport more Venezuelans under wartime powers
It’s a legal showdown over presidential power and the due process afforded to those deported to foreign countries.
Judge’s Order Slows Trump Deportation Plans
A temporary order will give some migrants a chance to convince the government that deporting them to “third countries” such as El Salvador would put them at risk.
Judges extend orders against deportation flights, including wartime act on violent Venezuelan gang members
A federal judge ruled Friday that a restraining order on the Alien Enemies Act will be extended through April 12, and another judge in Boston blocked the deportation of migrants.
About That Rule of Law …
He has said that judges who rule against him should be impeached. He’s called them “lunatics,” and on Sunday he posted an article by the far-right outlet Gateway Pundit that made the case that federal judges were guilty of “sedition and treason.
Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a District Court judge's order blocking the use of an obscure 18th century law to summarily expel Venezuelan immigrants. Earlier this month,
The Divide on the Right Over the Alien Enemies Act
Legal thinkers advise caution on denying due process, while GOP lawmakers go along with the Trump administration.
A History of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act in July 1798 as the United States came to the brink of war with France.
CIA director: ‘No assessment’ US at war with Venezuela amid use of Alien Enemies Act
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency has “no assessment” that the U.S. is at war with Venezuela, a comment that comes as President Trump has invoked war powers to deport migrants from the
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Rachel Maddow Says Trump’s Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Has Gone From Insane to ‘Surreal’ | Video
Rachel Maddow reacted with frustration and a lot of confusion Monday night to President Trump's recent comments about the Alien Enemies Act.
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Trump Admin Hit With New Legal Blow by Judge in Deportation Flights Case
Federal Judge James Boasberg ordered an extension of a temporary restraining order against deportation flights implemented by the Trump administration using the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg has been at the center of MAGA fury this month as he has presided over the case involving the administration's deportation of migrants through President Donald Trump's implementation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
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