A panel of judges in the appellate court in the District of Columbia expressed mixed concerns Monday during oral arguments over a lawsuit involving President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.
The three-judge panel, comprising two Republican-appointed judges and one Democrat-appointed judge, focused on the due process rights of those deported under the Alien Enemies Act and whether Washington was the appropriate venue for the American Civil Liberties Union to bring a class action lawsuit about it.
“They’re not making sure these folks are members of the gang before they remove them,” Judge Patricia Millet, an Obama appointee, said of the Trump administration.
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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation less than two weeks ago invoking the Alien Enemies
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