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A judge limits Trump's ability to deport people under the 18th century Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from using an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport five Venezuelans, kicking off a blizzard of litigation over the ...NBC News - 1d -
Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations
Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge. Alien Enemies Act: what is it and can Trump use it to deport gang members? Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 1d -
What is the Alien Enemies Act Trump invoked to speed deportations?
President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as ...The Hill - 1d -
White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked its use
The Trump administration announced deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.NBC News - 16h -
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge on Saturday preemptively blocked the Trump administration's reported efforts to quickly deport five Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798. The move from ...The Hill - 1d -
Rubio announces deportations day after judge blocks using Alien Enemies Act
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Sunday that hundreds of members of the Tren de Aragua gang have been deported under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, even as a federal judge ordered the ...The Hill - 16h -
Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizens pursuant to the president's recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - 1d -
Judge expands temporary block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target a Venezuelan gang he accused of "unlawfully infiltrating" the United States.NBC News - 1d -
Judge blocks Trump administration from implementing Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act in mass deportation effort
President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party platform point by initiating a concerted effort to remove Venezuelan ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an ...CBS News - 1d -
Live updates: Trump blocked from using Alien Enemies Act; Houthis vow retaliation after US airstrikes
A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday, preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented ...The Hill - 15h -
What is the Alien Enemies Act that Trump plans on using to deport migrants to Guantanamo Bay?
Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump blocked from using wartime law for deportations
A judge ordered a 14-day halt on deporting Venezuelans under a Trump order that declared them enemies.BBC News - 1d -
Trump to invoke wartime power from 1798 for Guantanamo deportations
President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration live updates: It's a 'time of war,' Trump says of deportations
The White House on Monday was facing a legal battle over its use of the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - 3h -
What Is Tren de Aragua?
A gang with roots in a Venezuelan prison, the criminal group was at the center of President Trump’s order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.The New York Times - 1d -
White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.The New York Times - 12h -
DOGE likely subject to open records law, judge rules
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is likely covered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled late Monday, rejecting the Trump administration’s position that ...The Hill - 6d -
Pace of deportation flights under Trump is slower than under Biden
Countries that received more deportation flights don't see major changes and predict that the year will end with fewer deportees than previous years.NBC News - 3d -
Judges and world leaders defy Trump as Congress sits on sidelines
Federal judges and foreign leaders are acting as the emergency brakes to Trump as he pushes to remake the world.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?
Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some conservatives want to limit that power.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump invokes wartime act, orders deportation of suspected Venezuelan gangs
President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.CBS News - 1d -
Panama Will Release Migrants From Detention Camp, Challenging Trump’s Deportation Efforts
More than 100 people deported by the United States have been held in a remote camp for weeks. Their release could pose a challenge to President Trump’s deportation efforts.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Trump admin live updates: White House asks court to stay deportation flights TRO
Despite a federal judge ordering deportation flights of Venezuelans to cease, video shows more deportees arriving in El Salvador.ABC News - 15h -
They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama
Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and ...ABC News - 4d -
White House denies defying judge's order over deportations to El Salvador
An order to halt the removal of 261 people came too late and had "no legal basis" anyway, the White House says.BBC News - 1h -
Tories say rights act should not apply to deportations
Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
US deports Venezuelans after judge blocks Trump’s use of wartime law
El Salvador president Nayib Bukele agrees to jail alleged members of Tren de Aragua gangFinancial Times - 23h -
Why a judge blocked a pro-Palestinian activist's deportation
A judge temporarily blocked the deportation proceedings for Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead the 2024 student encampment protests at Columbia University in New York City. ...CBS News - 5d -
Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to release foreign aid payments owed under certain existing contracts but stopped short of staving off mass contract cancellations that ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump deported fewer people last month than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted
NBC News obtained data that provides early indications on how the Trump administration is delivering on promises it made about the immigration crackdown.NBC News - 6d -
Judge halts effort to deport Columbia protest leader, sets Wednesday hearing
A federal judge on Monday scheduled a Wednesday court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...The Hill - 6d -
EU plan to deport more people will lead to ‘prolonged detention’, say critics
European Commission draft includes orders for people to leave EU entirely and conditions for ‘return hubs’ outside bloc. Europe live – latest updates The European Commission has outlined ...The Guardian - 5d -
Judge to hear arguments over former Columbia student who Trump wants deported
President Trump said Monday that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest was just the first "of many to come."CBS News - 4d -
In Speech to Justice Dept., Trump Airs Grievances Against His Enemies
The president, once the target of federal prosecution, says he wants to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies.The New York Times - 2d -
Federal judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate whom federal immigration agents arrested in New York on Saturday. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped ...CBS News - 6d -
US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist detained by Ice
Critics condemn arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University graduate student who led protests over Gaza war. A judge has blocked the deportation of the prominent Palestinian activist who helped ...The Guardian - 6d -
Federal judge hears arguments on Mahmoud Khalil's detention
Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and prominent leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University currently facing deportation by the Trump administration, will remain in detention ...NBC News - 4d -
Texas army base poised to become mass deportation hub under Trump plan
Reports of Fort Bliss being used for detention as well as expulsion purposes spark outrage from critics. The huge US army base of Fort Bliss at the Texas-Mexico border is poised to become a ...The Guardian - Mar. 8