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US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 2 developments

A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

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  1. Supreme Court blocks Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act, for now

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

  2. Newest

    US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Rolling Stone

    Supreme Court Orders Trump to Freeze Next Round of Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The Supreme Court blocked Donald Trump’s administration from another round of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act in the early hours of Saturday.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Supreme Court Halts All Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Early Saturday morning Order, with only Thomas and Alito dissenting, halts removal of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members pending appeal.

  3. Foxla

    Supreme Court blocks Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act, for now (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

  4. CNN

    Supreme Court temporarily pauses deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court early Saturday morning paused the deportation of immigrants potentially subject to the Alien Enemies Act, freezing action in a fast-developing case involving a group of immigrants in Texas who say the Trump administration was working to remove them.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court blocks Trump using Alien Enemies Act for deportations (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The ruling comes after the Trump administration had notified migrants in the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas of its use of the Alien Enemies Act.

  6. RedState

  7. Newsweek

    Supreme Court blocks Donald Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision.

  8. NPR

    Supreme Court temporarily halts new deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act in an uncharacteristic middle-of-the-night order on Saturday.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Yet Another Federal Judge Blocks Trump's B.S. Deportations (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Yet another federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to deport migrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Live updates: Judge extends order blocking Trump from deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The judge first barred the administration from deporting Venezuelans in his district affected by Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation this month.

  11. KOB 4

    US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

  12. WMUR

    Judge blocks west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act

  13. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th century wartime law cited by the Trump administration, known as the Alien Enemies Act.

  14. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Deportations of immigrants in west Texas temporarily stopped by ruling of US judge (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A federal judge in west Texas has temporarily blocked the deportations of immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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