Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling
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By Devan Cole, Priscilla Alvarez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
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WASHINGTON — A federal district court judge appointed by President Donald Trump rejected the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans it alleges are members of criminal organization Tren de Aragua.
The Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., ruled, does not "possess the lawful authority under the (Alien Enemies Act), and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country."
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and says President Donald Trump’s invocation of it was “unlawful.” U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr.
A federal judge ruled the Alien Enemies Act does not permit President Trump to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, a blow to the administration and a win for the ACLU.
A federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump's use of an obscure wartime law to summarily deport alleged Venezuelan gang members
A federal judge in Texas ruled that President Donald Trump improperly invoked a 227-year-old wartime law to deport accused Venezuelan gang members to an El Salvador prison, setting up what may become yet another high-stakes battle at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Despite the reams of documents, hours of hearings and the unlawful expulsion of Venezuelan detainees, no judge had ruled on whether the Trump administration can even apply the Alien Enemies Act to alleged gang members — until Thursday.
A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump’s invocation
However, the judge said his ruling does not stop the defendants "to continue removal proceedings or enforcement of any final orders of removal" under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport Venezuelan immigrants from South Texas was "unlawful."
