Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show

Judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act

Federal Judge in West Texas Stops Immigrant Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District […] The post Federal Judge in West Texas Stops Immigrant Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act appeared first on The Western Journal.

A couple of Venezuelans who were about to be expelled under the law of foreign enemies were released on Friday night, according to their lawyer, Chris Benoit, to El Paso Matters. The release took place around 8 p.m. after a federal judge ruled yesterday that the federal government should immediately release the couple, detained in El Paso for nine days. The resolution was given because the government did not prove that they were foreign enemies …

Venezuelans given 12 hours to decide on court challenge

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Migrants subject to removal from the U.S. under the contested Alien Enemies Act get about 12 hours to decide if they want to contest their removal, according to court documents unsealed Thursday — a window the government…

Judge Blocks Removal of Potential Deportees From Texas District

A federal judge has temporarily restrained the Trump administration from removing individuals from the Southern District of Texas as part of the president’s attempt to deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez said in his April 24 order that absent emergency relief, “a substantial likelihood exists that the [administration] will remove individuals whom the [administration] may claim are su…

New Filing Blows Up Key Parts Of Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Defense

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. A Smoking Gun Document A newly unsealed court filing has revealed previously unknown details about the Trump administration’s operation to remove Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act and threatens to undermine key elements of its legal defense. The filing is a declaration by ICE official Carlos D. Cisneros in an Alien Ene…