US EditionJudge Rules Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act for Gangs Is ‘Unlawful’
- Senior Judge David Briones ruled on June 9, 2025, that President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful in the Western District of Texas.
- The ruling rejects Trump’s March 2023 executive order, which claimed that the Tren de Aragua gang, allegedly backed by the Venezuelan government, was carrying out an incursion into the United States—an allegation the court determined lacked legal basis.
- Briones emphasized that the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime measure, requires an actual invasion or attack by a foreign country and due process, which the administration failed to provide to the migrants.
- The 56-page ruling demands at least 30 days' notice before removal under the Act and prohibits its use against the plaintiff M.A.P.S., a Venezuelan woman who entered legally in April 2023 and was granted temporary protected status.
- The decision restricts the government from transferring those detained in the Western District but allows the use of standard immigration laws, upholding migrants' due process rights and underscoring limits on presidential deportation power.
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President Donald Trump acted illegally when he issued an executive order applying an 18th-century law to alleged members of Venezuelan gangs to speed up his expulsion from the United States, a federal judge in El Paso ruled on Monday. “Under the Foreign Enemies Act, a president cannot unilaterally define what constitutes an invasion, summarily declare that a foreign nation or government has threatened or perpetrated a predatory invasion or incur…
Clinton Judge: Not an Invasion, Denied the Use of the Alien Enemies Act
Senior US District Court Judge David Briones, a Clinton -appointed judge in El Paso, denied the administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to expedite the removal of illegal alien criminals. He wants each one to have more due process, even the ones who are convicted of crimes. Judge Briones says the President can’t declare […] The post Clinton Judge: Not an Invasion, Denied the Use of the Alien Enemies Act appeared first on www.independentsen…
The Epoch Times
Another Judge Rules Against Trump’s Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge in Texas became the latest on June 9 to hold that President Donald Trump had misapplied the Alien Enemies Act in attempting to remove from the United States purported members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. In a 56-page opinion, U.S. District Judge David Briones said that Trump violated the Constitution’s guarantee of due process and failed to demonstrate that Tren de Aragua (TdA) was engaged in the type of invasion that a…
Trump’s use of Enemy Aliens Act against alleged gang members is illeg…
The judge’s order prohibits the federal government from using the act to deport people in a large swath of Texas who are accused of being Tren de Aragua members. But the ruling did not order anyone’s release from custody.
Washington Times
DailyTruthReportJudge rules Trump's 'Alien Enemies' deportations illegal
A federal judge ruled Monday that President Trump's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportation of Venezuelan gang suspects is "unlawful," and forbade the administration from citing that law to oust immigrants under the judge's jurisdiction.
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