US EditionSecond judge finds Trump’s use of 18th century wartime act against gang is improper
- District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled the Trump administration cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants, citing violations of due process rights.
- Hellerstein noted that the Trump administration failed to prove that the U.S. Was under invasion, violating constitutional protections.
- Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. Agreed, stating that the president cannot unilaterally declare undocumented immigrants as alien enemies.
- Judges expressed frustration over the legal arguments presented, with one calling them 'shoddy' and lacking the expected diligence from the Department of Justice.
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Two more judges halt Trump’s Venezuelan deportations to ‘a notoriously evil jail’ in El Salvador
Minister of Justice and Public Security Héctor Villatoro, right, accompanies Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center during a tour of the CECOT prison on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two federal judges Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans, limiting the rulings to Colorado and a New York dist…
Trump administration loses in two courtrooms in one day on deportations
Minister of Justice and Public Security Héctor Villatoro, right, accompanies Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center during a tour of the CECOT prison on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two federal judges Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans, limiting the rulings to Colorado and a New York dist…
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In one day, two separate judges rule Trump improperly used 18th century wartime act against gang
Two more judges are ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th century wartime act to swiftly deport people he says are members of a Venezuelan gang. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York found the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was not intended against gangs that are engaged in criminal activity rather than attempting conquest. Charlotte Sweeney, a judge in Denver, reached the same conclusion. Trump invoked the provision in M…
Federal Judge Says Trump Misapplied Wartime Law for Venezuelan Deportations - The Thinking Conservative
Federal judge in NY blocked govt from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members, holding Trump admin improperly invoked the Alien Enemies Act. The post Federal Judge Says Trump Misapplied Wartime Law for Venezuelan Deportations appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Federal Judge Says Trump Misapplied Wartime Law for Venezuelan Deportations
A federal judge in New York has blocked the government from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members, holding that the Trump administration improperly invoked an 18th-century law and failed to provide due process for deportees. Issued on May 6, the order is the second preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in less than a week. Challenges to the deportations have been ongoing, with several more temporary orders, including from the Su…
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