US EditionTrump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules
- On May 1, 2025, a federal judge in South Texas prevented the Trump administration from removing Venezuelan individuals using the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act.
- This decision came after President Trump’s March proclamation accused the Tren de Aragua group from Venezuela of unlawfully entering the United States and invoked a historical law to deport alleged suspects without standard judicial procedures.
- Rodriguez’s decision highlights that while the Executive Branch may remove aliens engaged in criminal activity, the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act exceeds the statute’s scope and plain meaning.
- The law, used only three times before mostly during World War II to intern Japanese-Americans, had never before faced a permanent injunction blocking its application against gang members in the U.S.
- This injunction sets a significant precedent that challenges the administration’s interpretation and restricts its authority to deport immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act in this manner.
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UN concerned over wrongful deportations of immigrants from US to El Salvador
UN human rights experts published a statement Wednesday expressing concern over unlawful US deportations to El Salvador. According to the statement, the US deported over 250 Venezuelan and Salvadoran men who are allegedly involved with gangs. The experts stated that the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, invoked by the Trump Administration to authorize deportations of individuals who are gang members has been abused by denial of due process, independent…
Trump’s Arrests Hit by Major Legal Setback as Stephen Miller Seethes - The DSR Network
Big news: A federal judge just ruled that President Donald Trump’s renditions under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act are illegal. It’s a crucial moment in the battle against Trump’s lawlessness. Meanwhile, Stephen Miller ranted wildly at the media for daring to ask hard questions about the wrongfully-deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, falsely stating as fact that he’s an “MS-13 terrorist” and raging …
Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations illegal
May 1 (UPI) — A Trump-appointed Texas federal judge ruled Thursday the administration is illegally using the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process. The ruling permanently blocks use of the act to deport migrants. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez wrote in the ruling, “The Court concludes that the President’s invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and,…
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