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Trump, Alien Enemies Act

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Trump's directive targets members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang that has grown into a multinational crime organization over the last decade and was designated a terrorist organization b...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a ruling from a federal judge in California that had ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired federal workers who had been on probationary st...
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4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how is Trump using it?
President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle.A federal judge on March 15 issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the use of the 18th-century law.
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Why judges keep rejecting Trump's Alien Enemies Act argument
The legal question here isn’t necessarily what the administration is doing; it's how the administration is doing it.
Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Rehiring of 16,000 Probationary Workers
A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire Agency Leaders
President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him fire top officials at two independent agencies, filing an emergency request that could bolster White House control over federal regulators.
Justice Dept. Criticizes Another Federal Judge for Blocking a Trump Executive Order
Attorney General Pam Bondi relied on an increasingly common assertion: that the judge was “unelected” and denying the will of voters who put the president in office.
Supreme Court halts judge’s order to reinstate federal probationary workers
The case focuses on a judge's requirement that employees fired by the Trump administration be fully reinstated while litigation continues.
Boasberg contempt showdown looms after Supreme Court hands Trump immigration win
President Donald Trump praised the Supreme Court’s ruling, but a contempt hearing Tuesday could upend the win as Judge James Boasberg presses officials on secretive deportations.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Here's how the 1798 law was invoked in the past.
The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the tenuous period following the Revolutionary War.
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? What to know about the rarely used wartime law
Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
Collectively, this legislation is known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Democratic-Republicans opposed the whole package as unconstitutional, but it was the Sedition Act that tainted Adams ...
Trump's Use of the Alien Enemies Act Violates Madison's View of Presidential Power
President Donald Trump claims that the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 grants him the power to deport certain Venezuelan-born aliens without due process based on the mere allegation of membership in a criminal street gang.
Is the 1798 Alien Enemies Act still relevant today?
The Trump administration deported of 137 Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Judge James E. Boasberg ordered flights not to take-off, and, once they did anyway, to return
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The Alien and Sedition Acts weren’t designed for justice – just politics
With the 1798 Alien Enemies Law in the news as the Trump administration attempts to remove foreign nationals from the United States without the
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