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Judge allows Trump administration to use wartime law to deport Venezuelan gang members

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals alleged to be members of the gang Tren de Aragua, marking the first court decision to endorse such use of the centuries-old wartime law.US district judge […]

US spy agencies reject Trump claim on Venezuelan gangs: Memo

Relatives of Venezuelan migrants in the US who were flown to a prison in El Salvador by the US government who alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protest outside of the United Nations building in Caracas, Venezuela (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies rejected a claim by President Donald Trump used […]

Trump’s border chief Tom Homan says ‘no US citizen was deported’ after 2-year-old child sent to Honduras with mother

Tom Homan aggressively defended the deportation of a two-year-old American citizen to Honduras. (Image: Tom Homa’s file photo on left, an AI-generated image of the toddler on right) Trump administration‘s border chief Tom Homan aggressively defended the deportation of a two-year-old American citizen to Honduras on Sunday, rejecting a federal judge’s fear of illegal removal […]

12 hours to file petition: What happens when US asks an ‘illegal immigrant’ to leave?

The Donald Trump administration gives 12 hours to an ‘illegal immigrant’ to announce an intent to file a petition against deportation. Amid the Donald Trump administration’s massive crackdown on international students, the administration in a court filing revealed how much time it gives to a person after they are given a notice of removal under […]

‘Will continue to deport monsters’: Trump on deporting drug cartel members under the Alien Enemies Act

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the Supreme Court for clearing the way for his administration to press ahead with immigration actions. The ruling included deporting alleged gang members under a wartime law dating back to 1798 called the “Alien Enemies Act“.“Thanks to the Supreme Court yesterday and today, we had a big ruling, […]

What is Alien Enemies Act at centre of Trump deportation win in Supreme Court

The US supreme court on Monday lifted a lower court’s order that had blocked the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA)—a wartime law. In a narrow 5–4 ruling, the justices allowed deportations to resume, siding with the Trump administration’s decision to expel the migrants under a proclamation targeting the […]

Judges extend restrictions on Donald Trump’s plan to deport Venezuelan gang members

A federal judge in Washington, DC, extended a restraining order preventing the Trump administration from using a centuries-old wartime law to deport Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliation, reports Fox news. The order was issued by US district judge James Boasberg on Friday and is set to remain in place until at least April 12.The […]

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an order barring US President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely invoked wartime law.In a 2-1 decision, the US […]