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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas

Politics May 16

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Nation May 03

FILE PHOTO: Bluebonnet Detention Facility, in Anson
Watch 5:45
NYT investigation finds no evidence linking many deported Venezuelans to Tren de Aragua

In March, in order to speedily deport 238 Venezuelan men under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, Trump claimed they were members of a transnational criminal organization called Tren de Aragua. But an investigation by the New York Times couldn’t…

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn

Politics May 01

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Diover Millan of Venezuela and other detainees at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility
Read the full ruling by judge barring deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century law

In March, Trump issued a proclamation claiming the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S.

By Associated Press

Politics May 01

FILE PHOTO: Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and say the president invocation of that law was “unlawful.”…

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Apr 24

FILE PHOTO: Media tour at CECOT prison in Tecoluca
Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a Venezuelan man to El Salvador, judge rules

A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application.

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Apr 22

Colorado judge extends ban on deportations in state stemming from Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Sweeney is one of several federal judges who placed temporary holds on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 after the high court earlier ruled the administration could proceed with removals under the provision, but only if it gave…

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Apr 19

Watch 6:02
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants

By John Yang

In an unusual late-night order, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas using an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act. The order came in response to an emergency petition…

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Apr 16

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities.

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