22 h. ago US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act

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6 d. ago Justice Alito slams Supreme Court for blocking Trump’s deportation of Venezuelans

Trump administration has accused the group of being gang members and wants to deport them under Alien Enemies Act

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8 d. ago Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportation of Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Trump administration has accused group of being gang members and wants to deport them under 18th-century wartime law

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8 d. ago ACLU makes emergency bid to Supreme Court to halt ‘imminent’ new wave of deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The lawyers warned that the migrants’ deportation could be ‘imminent’

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9 d. ago Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply

Recalcitrance appears to be product of Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powersFaced with a flurry of adverse court orders it would rather not follow, the Trump White House is increasingly deploying a strategy of claiming or even manufacturing its own uncertainty to dodge their effects without appearing to outright defy them.The Trump administration has faced several major legal setbacks in recent weeks, most notably in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act or in spite of protective orders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over alien act deportations

Federal judge opens proceedings over administration’s use of wartime act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang membersUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.More details to come Continue reading...

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1 week ago Justice Department can cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, US judge says

A federal judge has allowed the U.S. Department of Justice to temporarily stop funding legal education programs for people facing deportation or immigration court while a lawsuit brought by the organizations that provide the service moves forward in court

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2 w. ago Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

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2 w. ago Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over

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2 w. ago Massive win for Trump as Supreme Court rules he CAN deport illegal migrants using historic wartime act

President Donald Trump scored a huge win in his efforts to deport illegal migrants living in the United States illegally, as the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

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2 w. ago Supreme Court sides with Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations despite ‘extraordinary threat to rule of law’

5-4 opinion clears path for administration’s swift removals of alleged gang members, for now

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2 w. ago Supreme Court sides with Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations

5-4 opinion clears path for administration’s swift removals of alleged gang members, for now

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last month Trump asks supreme court to lift order barring deportations under Alien Enemies Act – live

Lawyers for the administration make emergency appeal to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under wartime lawCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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last month Trumps calls on Supreme Court to let him deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Administration wants court to resume summary removals after deporting dozens of immigrants to El Salvador prison

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