If Trump Refuses to Act, a Major Immigration Crisis Looms

CNN political analyst Ellie Honig questioned President Trump about his recent assertion that the 1798 Alien Enemy Act was used to speed up the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants allegedly linked to gang activity. Trump referred reporters to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stating that Rubio “does an amazing job, he wants them, and we want […]

ICE announces first Tren de Aragua gang member detained under Alien Enemies Act

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Trende Aragua (TDA) gang members from Venezuela on Friday. Franklin Jose Zimenez Bracho was the first person to be detained under the alien enemy laws that President Donald Trump evoked last week, officials said. “Tren de Aragua is […]

DOJ tells US judge it might invoke state secrets act on high-profile deportation case

The Justice Department said Friday it is considering calling state secret privileges in the ongoing court battle over the Trump administration's deportation service, a tool that allows certain information to be withheld for national security purposes. In a declaration filed Friday morning, U.S. Associate Attorney General Todd Blanche told District Judge James Boasberg that he […]

Alien Enemies Act Is ‘Settled Law’

On FNC's “Hornity” Tuesday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller argued that the federal judge's objection to the Trump administration's use of alien enemy law was “dangerous and crazy.” According to Miller, the use of the law had already been settled by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948, making it a “settlement of […]