U.S. Appellate Court Blocks Trump’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuelan Gang Members

U.S. Appellate Court Blocks Trump’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act Against Venezuelan Gang Members

Landmark Ruling Limits Wartime Powers in Peacetime Immigration Cases In a major constitutional and immigration-law ruling, a conservative panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang. The Act, enacted during … Read more