Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law

Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling

(CNN) — A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas said Trump had unlawfully invoked the sweeping 18th century wartime authority to speed up some deportations. His decision means Trump cannot rely on the law to …

Venezuela rejects UN court order to halt election in territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuela’s government has rejected a ruling from the United Nations’ top court ordering the South American country to refrain from holding elections for officials who supposedly would oversee a resource-rich region in neighboring Guyana that both nati...

Trump-appointed judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged gangbangers in Texas

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from using an 18th-century law to deport suspected Venezuelan gangbangers in South Texas, ruling that the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act  is “unlawful.”

Judge rules Alien Enemies Act does not allow White House to deport alleged gang members

Ruling only applies in southern Texas district, yet is the most powerful rebuke to Trump’s use of 18th-century lawThe 18th-century Alien Enemies Act does not authorize Donald Trump to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday.The ruling from US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr is significant because it is the first sweeping and permanent injunction directly addre…

Texas Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans

The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an “invasion.”

Trump administration cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge says

Trump-appointed judge rules use of act to remove Venezuelans is unlawful.