Washington, May 1, 2025 (AFP) - Trump use of wartime law for deportations 'unlawful': judge

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2025-05-01

A federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump's use of an obscure wartime law to summarily deport alleged Venezuelan gang members was "unlawful." District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, a Trump appointee, blocked any deportations from his southern Texas district of alleged members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA). Trump invoked the little-known AEA, which was last used to round up Japanes......

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