Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around

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  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 - 15h
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  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 ...
  
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  Judge blocks Trump administration from implementing Alien Enemies Act

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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 ...
  
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• Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants

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  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 - 9h
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  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 - 8h
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  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.
  
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• 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 - 2d

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