https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/15/politics/judge-blocks-trump-wartime-authorities-alien-enemies-act/index.html
The White House is seen from the North Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The White House is seen from the North Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ability to use a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport some migrants whom the US has accused of being affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
The judge also ordered any planes in the air carrying some of those migrants to turn back to the US.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ability to quickly deport noncitizens under Alien Enemies Act
By Devan Cole and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
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Updated 7:56 PM EDT, Sat March 15, 2025
The White House is seen from the North Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The White House is seen from the North Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ability to use a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport some migrants whom the US has accused of being affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
The judge also ordered any planes in the air carrying some of those migrants to turn back to the US.
Earlier Saturday, the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which gives the president tremendous authority to target and remove undocumented immigrants, to speed up the deportations of migrants. The law is designed to be invoked if the US Post too long. Click here to view the full text.
