A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members, citing its unlawful application under the current context. Judge Fernando Rodriguez determined that the law was being misapplied as the activities of Tren de Aragua gang members did not meet the statute's criteria of an 'invasion.' This ruling marks a significant legal precedent against the administration's immigration policy and restricts executive overreach in defining wartime laws.
The President's invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful.
Allowing the President to unilaterally define the conditions when he may invoke the AEA...would strip the courts of their traditional role...
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