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Alien Enemies Act

A plane carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States approaches landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Jan. 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Marco Bello)
Apr 14, 2026

Appeals court shields Trump officials from probe over deportation flights

A U.S. appeals court blocked a judge from conducting an investigation into whether the Trump administration willfully violated a judicial order to stop deportation flights.

Emil Bove, attorney for then former President Donald Trump, attends Manhattan criminal court during Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via AP, File)
Jun 24, 2025

Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove denies advising lawyers to ignore court orders

A top Justice Department official denied the account of a whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy judges.

Venezuelan migrants board a plane heading back to their home country from Harlingen, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
May 19, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

Relatives of Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. who were flown to a prison in El Salvador by the U.S. government, which alleged they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protest outside the United Nations building in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
May 14, 2025

Judge OKs use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans who are labeled gang members

A federal judge says President Donald Trump can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans who are shown to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Venezuelan migrants board a plane heading back to their home country from Harlingen, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
May 1, 2025

Federal judge bars deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century wartime law

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Apr 25, 2025

Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump’s policies on immigration, elections, DEI

The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday and Thursday in lawsuits filed over its policies.

President Donald Trump greets El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Apr 24, 2025

Judge rules Trump administration violated 2019 settlement in deporting man to El Salvador

A Trump-appointed judge ruled the U.S. must return a deported asylum seeker, citing a 2019 settlement the government violated.

Venezuelan migrants board a plane heading back to their home country from Harlingen, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
Apr 9, 2025

Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans.