US EditionUS judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act
- A U.S. District Judge, David Briones, ruled to stop deportations in West Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.
- Briones stated the government lacked lawful grounds for detaining a Venezuelan couple linked to a terrorist organization.
- The ruling requires a 21-day notice before deportation attempts in West Texas, differing from the government's claim of a 12-hour timeline.
- The U.S. Supreme Court recently blocked deportations of Venezuelans in northern Texas under the same act.
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Why Yesterday's Supreme Court Decision On the Alien Enemies Act Was Not Really A Win For Trump
The media is suggesting that yesterday's Supreme Court decision on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act was a huge win for the Trump Administration. It was not. In truth, the judges unanimously found that every alien the administration desires to...
Local View: Learn lessons from the death of a political party
In 1798, the Federalist Party controlled the presidency under John Adams and Congress, but by a narrow margin over the Democratic-Republican Party. With intent to stay in power, the Federalist administration created four acts: The Naturalization Act, Alien Friends Act, Alien Enemies Act, and the Sedition Act. These were known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. At the time, the common citizens and immigrant population tended to favor the Democratic-…
A directive issued by Attorney General Pam Bond provides the first public look at the enforcement of the Alien Enemy Act of 1798.
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Winston-Salem JournalW. Texas deportations under 1798 law paused
A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under a 1798 wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.
A federal judge in West Texas joined other courts by temporarily blocking deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge David Briones in El Paso issued the ruling on Friday while ordering the release of a couple accused of being members of a Venezuelan criminal gang. Briones wrote that government lawyers “have not shown that they have a legal basis” to continue detain …
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