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The act gives allows noncitizens to be deported without the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
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A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the U...
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The underlying lawsuit raises fundamental questions about the president’s authority to remove officials within the executive branch that Congress said could only be dismissed for cause – such as inef...

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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge.
Federal judges limit Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for some deportations
A Texas judge blocked deportations of anyone held in a South Texas detention facility who may be removed under the wartime law and a New York judge planned a similar order in part of that state.
Federal judges in New York and Texas block deportations of some people challenging the Alien Enemies Act
Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday issued orders to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime authority the administration has invoked to deport alleged gang members without due process.
US judge to block Trump from revoking thousands of migrants' legal status
A federal judge said she will block President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States.
House Votes to Curb National Injunctions, Targeting Judges Who Thwart Trump
The legislation is part of an escalating Republican campaign to take aim at judges who have moved to halt some of President Trump’s executive orders.
Trump seeks to cancel migrants' Social Security numbers to force self-deportation: Report
The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is looking to strip migrants of Social Security numbers to pressure self-deportation
Supreme Court says Trump doesn’t have to rehire independent labor board members for now
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove two board members at independent labor agencies while the justices consider whether the president may permanently fire them.
Trump signs orders targeting two ex-officials who criticized him
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives targeting two former government officials who criticized him during his first term, calling one of them a traitor and saying they should be investigated.
Appeals Court Clears Path for Trump to Resume Firing Probationary Workers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers.
Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants
The Supreme Court ruling that permits President Donald Trump to use a centuries-old wartime authority to speed deportations is drawing sharp criticism from immigration experts who fear the decision could erode migrants’ due process rights to have their cases reviewed before they’re sent to a foreign prison.
Advocates restart efforts to block expulsions under the Alien Enemies Act
After the Supreme Court dismissed a nationwide legal challenge on technical grounds, lawyers for immigrants filed a lawsuit in New York and plan to file more in other states.
Case in Texas Could Shed More Light on Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.
Supreme Court lifts order blocking Trump from using Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg had blocked President Trump from invoking the rarely used wartime law last month, and later extended his temporary restraining order until at least
Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York
Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday temporarily barred the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked law letting presidents imprison noncitizens or expel them from the country in times of war.
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