A divided federal appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration could not quickly use the 1798 Alien Enemy Act to expel suspected members of Venezuela's gang Tren de Aragua.
The 2-1 decision took over two days after a controversial hearing before the DC Court of Appeals, with the president's administrator attempting to lift the 14-day stay imposed by DC US District Judge James Boasberg.
During the hearing, Judge Patricia Millett sternly asked the Trump Justice Department about her handling of deportation. [during World War II] More than what happened here. ”
In his 92-page court order and contribution to the opinion, Millett wrote: [migrants] argue by quickly eliminating them beyond their reach and beyond the reach of their lawyers and courts. ”
Judge Karen L. Henderson, appointed to the panel swing vote, George HW Bush, said the text of the statute enacted by President John Adams, noted that “a form of hostilities by another nation-state was not sufficient.”
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