Alien Enemies Act: Deportation, Due Process & Trump Era Immigration
Court limits Alien Enemies Act use in deportations, citing due process. Trump admin deported Venezuelans without records. Focus on 'Tren de Aragua' gang's alleged US intrusion.
Q&A on the Alien Enemies Act and Tren de Aragua in the U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward had filed a lawsuit on the same day of the deportations on behalf of five Venezuelan men who were being held in Texas and “threatened with imminent removal under the President’s expected Proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.” The suit sought class action status for all affected immigrants and asked the judge to block the administration’s use of the act.
What we know about the Venezuelan gang: Tren de Aragua
The designation enables the U.S. government to block the group’s assets in the U.S. That same day, the State and Justice departments announced a reward of up to $12 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of three Tren de Aragua leaders.