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Texas judge reinforces Constitution

In 2018, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., appointed by President Trump, blocked the government’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act as a basis for sending Venezuelan migrants to a detention facility in El Salvador without providing constitutional due process.
The administration misused the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, relying on it beyond its statutory scope to justify emergency actions related to migration under questionable claims of invasion.
The deported migrants included some legitimate asylum seekers and job seekers, while the Trump administration portrayed them as dangerous criminals and an invading military force, which judges disputed.
Judge Rodriguez indicated that the Trump administration’s justification for deportations misinterprets the statute’s clear language and criticized the administration for manufacturing an emergency to act in bad faith.
This ruling highlights federal judges’ efforts to uphold constitutional due process and signals concerns that the rule of law may be threatened by executive overreach in immigration enforcement.

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