The Trump administration can't use a centuries-old wartime law to quickly deport Venezuelans it alleges are suspected gang members, a federal appeals court ruled in a 2-1 decision on Tuesday night. The big picture: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the... As part of his efforts to crack down on immigration, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Venezuelan gang. Hours later, a federal judge halted ...

The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to speed up the deportation of people his administration accuses of being in the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit ...

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its block on the Trump administration’s ability to immediately deport a group of migrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act, in the court’s latest rejection of the administration’s extreme litigation stance.

(CNN) — A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful and blocked its use in several southern states, issuing another blow to Trump ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals and enjoined Trump from deporting two Venezuelans under the AEA.