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President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle.
Time |
A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump Administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.
The New York Times |
The Trump administration has granted itself the authority to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being members of a violent street gang on the basis of little more than whether they have ...

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Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is under scrutiny. Here's what to know.
President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798​ to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.​
Trump says ‘I didn’t sign’ Alien Enemies Act invocation — after White House said he did
The White House said later on Friday that Trump wasn't referring to the invocation but, rather, the original act signed by President John Adams in 1798.
Trump deflects on deportation order invoking Alien Enemies Act: ‘Other people handled it’
President Trump on Friday deflected when asked if he signed the order to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelan migrants allegedly linked to the Tren de
Judge Pauses Trump Administration’s Plans to End TPS for Venezuelans
The order by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco is a relief for 350,000 Venezuelans whose Temporary Protected Status was set to expire April 7 after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reversed protections granted by the Biden Administration.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Bid to End Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status are challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to end the program for many migrants.
US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador amid court fight
The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, even as questions arose in a legal challenge over the process to determine gang members.
U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show
The court papers suggest that the administration has set a low bar for seeking the removal of the Venezuelan migrants, whom officials have described as belonging to the street gang, Tren de Aragua.
Federal judge in Boston says prior ruling preserves Venezuelan deportation protections
A federal judge in Boston denied a request Tuesday to block the Trump administration's plan to end temporary protected status for Venuezuelans, noting that a judge in California had already halted the plan on Monday.
From FDR to Trump: Both faced court rulings in fast-paced early presidency | Opinion
The iconic TVA succeeded under Franklin D. Roosevelt while court rulings, as with Trump, blocked much of the New Deal.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Here's how the 1798 law was invoked in the past.
The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the tenuous period following the Revolutionary War.
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Trump White House could let federal agents search homes without warrants under Alien Enemies Act
The president has deployed the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport ... of Justice in a statement to The Independent from the White House. open image in gallery Donald Trump’s administration ...
White House Doubles Down On Erroneous Deportation Of Maryland Dad
The White House said Tuesday Abrego Garcia would not be returning to the U.S., despite an ICE official admitting to a judge a day earlier that his deportation to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center was an “oversight.
Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a District Court judge's order blocking the use of an obscure 18th century law to summarily expel Venezuelan immigrants. Earlier this month,
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