In a groundbreaking decision, a US district judge barred the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans in South Texas. This ruling, likely to be appealed, marks the first permanent injunction against the law's application in this context. Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr determined that the Trump's invocation of the act exceeded its statutory limits, ruling that the threat posed by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua did not meet the necessary criteria to justify such an extreme measure.
The Court concludes that the President's invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful.
The threat of Tren de Aragua fell far short of the standards necessary to use the Alien Enemies Act, though the gang's activities are harmful.
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