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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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The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let it resume deportation flights to an El Salvador prison, arguing that lower courts that paused the removals were trespassing on the pre...
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U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy ruled that people with final orders of removal must have “a meaningful opportunity” to argue that being sent to a third country presents a level of danger deemed w...

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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 asks justices to intervene on Alien Enemies Act removals
The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to allow it to enforce an executive order that directs government officials to quickly remove, without a hearing,
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward sued the Trump administration over its use of the wartime law to quickly deport people, which they say violates due process.
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court for Power to Resume Deportation Flights
Lower courts have temporarily blocked the government’s use of a wartime law to send Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison.
Trump Deportation Fight Reaches Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the justices to allow it to use a wartime law to continue deportations of Venezuelans with little or no due process.
An appeals court upheld a block to Trump’s Alien Enemies Act order. What happens next?
An appeals court sided with a judge who previously put a block on President Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected undocumented immigrants. ACLU Deputy Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project Lee Gelernt explains why this was a victory for immigrants' rights and what the ACLU plans on doing next in the legal battle.
US Judge Temporarily Halts Deportations to Third Countries Without a Chance to Challenge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting people who have exhausted legal appeals to countries other than their own without first being allowed to argue that it w
Judge’s Order Slows Trump Deportation Plans
A temporary order will give some migrants a chance to convince the government that deporting them to “third countries” such as El Salvador would put them at risk.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Deport Migrants Without Due Process
Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to overturn a temporary court order and let him deport migrants without a hearing after he sent almost 300 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
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,
The Divide on the Right Over the Alien Enemies Act
Legal thinkers advise caution on denying due process, while GOP lawmakers go along with the Trump administration.
Constitution’s enemies misuse 1798 law to gut due process
SACRAMENTO—The Trump administration has for the fourth time in history invoked the war-time Alien Enemies Act of 1798 even though our nation is not at war—and its last use remains one of the most shameful episodes in American history.
CIA director: ‘No assessment’ US at war with Venezuela amid use of Alien Enemies Act
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency has “no assessment” that the U.S. is at war with Venezuela, a comment that comes as President Trump has invoked war powers to deport migrants from the
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Rachel Maddow Says Trump’s Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Has Gone From Insane to ‘Surreal’ | Video
Rachel Maddow reacted with frustration and a lot of confusion Monday night to President Trump's recent comments about the Alien Enemies Act.
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Trump Admin Hit With New Legal Blow by Judge in Deportation Flights Case
Federal Judge James Boasberg ordered an extension of a temporary restraining order against deportation flights implemented by the Trump administration using the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg has been at the center of MAGA fury this month as he has presided over the case involving the administration's deportation of migrants through President Donald Trump's implementation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
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