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Could the President Invoke the Alien Enemies Act in Response to the "British Invasion" of Rock Stars Like the Beatles?

In a crucial appellate court oral argument, the Trump Administration admits that their position says the answer is "yes." The exchange highlights the dangers of judicial deference on judicial invocation of extraordinary emergency powers.

Reason

Would President Donald Trump deport The Beatles? A judge asks the question

The court case is based around Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

The Independent UK

3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025

The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.

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Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March

The Independent UK

Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador wants to hear from a whistleblower and a top Justice Department official

The Independent UK

Appeals court sounds skeptical of Trump's asylum ban - Roll Call

A federal appeals court on Monday sounded skeptical of President Donald Trump's proclamation effectively ending asylum in the United States.

Roll Call

Trump and his team had children sitting on planes ready for deportation - until a judge stepped in and stopped it

The unaccompanied children could suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if they are removed to Guatemala, their lawyers argued

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Trump administration ‘absolutely forbidden’ from quickly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, judge says

Abrego Garcia was arrested on Monday in Baltimore, at a check-in with immigration authorities, under 72 hours after being released from federal custody as he awaits a smuggling trial

The Independent UK

Trump Says the Courts Have No Business Questioning His Dubious Definition of 'Alien Enemies'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering whether the president properly invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members.

Reason

Trump lawyer turned top DOJ official said prosecutors should ignore court orders and tell judge ‘f*** you’: whistleblower

Attorney turns whistleblower after he was fired for admitting government mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The Independent UK

Trump team ordered to move Tufts student from Louisiana ICE jail after it couldn’t ‘take a position’ on her free speech

Federal appeals court gives government 10 days to transfer Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont after DOJ lawyers refused to say if pro-Palestine speech is constitutionally protected

The Independent UK

Federal Judge in Deportation Case Finds Probable Cause To Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg says the evidence indicates that the government "willfully disobeyed" his order blocking removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

Reason

The Administration Is Playing Dumb

Plus: Cuomo gains traction, inside Elon Musk's paternity deals, Rumsfeld sass, and more...

Reason

Judge rebukes Trump officials for not securing return of wrongly deported man

Administration will have to share under oath how it’s trying to get Kilmar Ábrego García back to US, says district judge

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia ‘alive, secure’ in El Salvador: Trump administration

Trump administration tells court Kilmar Abrego Garcia is confined in a notorious prison but keeps mum on his return.

The Independent UK

Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

The Guardian - US

US supreme court allows deportations under 18th-century law with limits

In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating challenges must take place in Texas

The Independent UK

Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war

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The Independent UK

Judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt for defying court orders blocking El Salvador flights

Judge Boasberg says administration acted in ‘bad faith’ to evade scrutiny over president’s Alien Enemies Act removals

Roll Call

Judge ponders contempt of court over US immigration actions - Roll Call

A federal judge said Thursday he will decide whether to find the Trump administration in contempt of court for removing certain migrants.

Salon

Trump claims the right to deport anyone

Judge Patricia Millett said the Trump administration is claiming the right to unilaterally expel anyone it wants

Al Jazeera

US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.

The Independent UK

Appeals court panel appears divided on Trump's deportation of immigrants under wartime law

A panel of appeals court judges appeared divided Monday on a Trump administration push to lift an order blocking deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law

The Independent UK

‘Nazis got better treatment’: Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump arguments to deport Venezuelans

Judges question whether government can deport alleged Tren de Aragua members without chance to challenge removal

The Guardian - US

Judge in US deportations case says Trump administration lawyers were ‘disrespectful’

James Boasberg considers whether to maintain block on deportation of accused Venezuelan gang members

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