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FILE PHOTO: A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at U.S. immigration court

Politics Sep 03

Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Apr 20

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Read Justice Alito’s dissent from late-night Supreme Court order blocking some deportations

The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a sharp dissent that castigated the seven-member…

By Associated Press

Politics Apr 19

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington
Watch 6:02
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants

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…

By John Yang

Politics Apr 19

Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas
Read the Supreme Court order blocking new deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act

The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Apr 08

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
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Supreme Court clears way for deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can continue to use a rare 18th-century war authority to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to be gang members. But justices stipulated migrants must be given reasonable time to challenge their deportation under…

By William Brangham, Shrai Popat

Mar 26

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Trump administration from deportations under Alien Enemies Act

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law.

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Mar 26

Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportations case and refuses to give judge additional information

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The declaration comes as U.S. District Judge James Boasberg weighs whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of people alleged to be gang members without due process.

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Mar 21

WATCH: ACLU attorney speaks after federal court hearing on deportation flights to El Salvador

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around.

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Mar 18

Trump says federal judge who ruled against deportation orders should be impeached

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Trump's comments on Tuesday align him with allies like Elon Musk, who has made similar demands and suggested that the judiciary's power over the executive branch should be curtailed.

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Mar 17

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White House ignores court and invokes Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Eliot Barnhart, Doug Adams

A U.S. federal judge asked the Trump administration to explain how it failed to act on its court order to halt the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including alleged gang members, escalating the confrontation between the President and the…

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