A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Trump can invoke the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Tren de Aragua members.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines issued the first ruling allowing the Trump administration to invoke the wartime power, contrasting rulings by other federal judges.
#BREAKING: A federal judge has just ruled President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members is LEGAL
RAMP UP THE DEPORTATION FLIGHTS!
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Trump’s proclamation and documents “support the finding that TdA is committing a ‘predatory incursion’… pic.twitter.com/jYYjWWD880
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The Hill reports:
She says Trump is within his rights to deport members of a foreign terrorist organization — a designation he has made
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