Federal judge bars government from removing accused 'alien enemies' from Colorado
- On May 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued an indefinite preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from deporting individuals in Colorado who are targeted under the Alien Enemies Act related to the Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliation.
- The injunction blocks the Trump administration’s March proclamation that invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang without providing judicial review or due process.
- Judge Sweeney rejected the government’s claims that courts lack jurisdiction, stating federal judicial review is part of the constitutional structure and called the government’s arguments ‘‘nonsense’’ and ‘‘threadbare costumes.’'
- Tim Macdonald, Legal Director at ACLU Colorado, emphasized that removing and concealing individuals without informing them or providing fair legal procedures is both inhumane and illegal, a principle the court has reaffirmed.
- The ruling prevents removals in Colorado and allows the lawsuit to represent all noncitizens in detention affected by the proclamation, underscoring continued judicial challenges to rapid deportation efforts.
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Trump administration loses in two courtrooms in one day on Alien Enemies Act
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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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