Federal judges in New York and Texas blocked the Trump administration from deporting suspected illegal alien gang members under 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
The blocks come after the Supreme Court lifted a block from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and ruled that the Trump administration is allowed to use the wartime authority to deport illegal migrants suspected of being gang members from Tren de Aragua (TdA) or MS-13.
One case was “filed in Manhattan” by lawyers representing “two Venezuelan men” being detained in Orange County, New York, while another case in Texas “was brought on behalf of the same Venezuelans who challenged their potential deportation in Washington, D.C.,” according to CBS News.
Per the outlet, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein “granted the temporary relief” in
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