Source: Washington Post
“A federal appeals panel has rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to overturn a lower court order that temporarily bars officials from deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. The Trump administration had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn Judge James E. Boasberg’s temporary restraining order, which blocked deportations under the wartime act while litigation over using it continued. The government argued that the president had broad authority to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, bypassing immigration court hearings. Justice Department lawyers argued that the president’s right to invoke the act was not subject to judicial review because the president has expansive power to make national security decisions. But legal experts questioned the justification for invoking the 1798 law, given that the United States is not at war with Venezuela.” (03/27/25)