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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.
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As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme Court with remarkable success in his first term.
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One plaintiff, identified only by initials in court filings, is a Guatemalan man who was sent to Mexico, where he says he was previously raped.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Boasberg’s ruling blocking him from using the Alien Enemies Act for deportations
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to wade into the fraught legal battle over enforcing the Alien Enemies Act, the wartime authority he used to rapidly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
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.
Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block
An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Legal thinkers advise caution on denying due process, while GOP lawmakers go along with the Trump administration.
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Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Deportations On Hold
Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning Memo Cafe / outside voices & analysis Muckraker / scandal & investigations Prime / Member Exclusives Podcast Features Memberships View Options Contribute Learn More Newsletters Subscribe Get TPM Merch Shop Now Follow TPM A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a restraining order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act.
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
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