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The act gives allows noncitizens to be deported without the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
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Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to curtail the ability of judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking government policies after key parts of President Donald Trump'...
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The memo said the judge’s order had “yet again invaded the policy-making and free speech prerogatives of the executive branch.”
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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge.
Trump claimed victory on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling. So did the ACLU. Who's right?
The Supreme Court tossed out an order blocking the Trump administration from deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Here's what to know.
Federal judges limit Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for some deportations
A Texas judge blocked deportations of anyone held in a South Texas detention facility who may be removed under the wartime law and a New York judge planned a similar order in part of that state.
Republican-led US House votes to limit judges' power to block Trump's agenda
Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to curtail the ability of judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking government policies after key parts of President Donald Trump's agenda have been stymied by such court rulings.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire Agency Leaders
President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him fire top officials at two independent agencies, filing an emergency request that could bolster White House control over federal regulators.
US judges block Trump's Venezuelan deportations that used 1798 wartime law
U.S. judges in Texas and New York dealt blows on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's effort to revive deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide ban on such removals.
Justice Dept. Criticizes Another Federal Judge for Blocking a Trump Executive Order
Attorney General Pam Bondi relied on an increasingly common assertion: that the judge was “unelected” and denying the will of voters who put the president in office.
Federal judges in New York and Texas block deportations of some people challenging the Alien Enemies Act
Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday issued orders to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime authority the administration has invoked to deport alleged gang members without due process.
Rulings in New York and Texas Curb Deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador
The decisions suggest that the battle over using a wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport migrants is certain to persist.
Advocates restart efforts to block expulsions under the Alien Enemies Act
After the Supreme Court dismissed a nationwide legal challenge on technical grounds, lawyers for immigrants filed a lawsuit in New York and plan to file more in other states.
Case in Texas Could Shed More Light on Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.
Supreme Court lifts order blocking Trump from using Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg had blocked President Trump from invoking the rarely used wartime law last month, and later extended his temporary restraining order until at least
Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York
Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday temporarily barred the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked law letting presidents imprison noncitizens or expel them from the country in times of war.
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