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Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a temporary suspension of deportations for Venezuelan migrants facing removal under a seldom-used wartime law cited by the Trump administration. The high court has directed a federal appeals court to review claims from the migrants, asserting that their deportation under the Alien Enemies Act is legally questionable. The measure, enacted in the year 1798, permits deportations only under specific circumstances of national threat, leading to a judicial examination of the administration’s application of this statute.  This Supreme Court order will remain …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt There is “probable cause” to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court, a federal judge has just announced. US District Judge James Boasberg, presiding in the District of Columbia, announced in a 46-page decision released on Wednesday, April 16, that the administration has failed to comply with his directive issued last month, which mandated an immediate suspension of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. On Saturday, March 15, the federal government invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to target individuals associated with Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang allege…

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by Joe Lombardi