Appeals Court Blocks Deportation Of Venezuelan Migrants Using Alien Enemies Act

Topline A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot fast-track the deportation of Venezuelan migrants from the country using an 18th-century law that has previously only been used during wartime, dismissing the administration’s argument that the migrants were part of an “invasion.” The court ruled that the Trump administration cannot use the…

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Federal Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To Be Shut Within 60 Days

Topline A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration and the Florida government from bringing any new detainees to “Alligator Alcatraz” and ordered the relocation of existing detainees within 60 days, and ruled that both federal and state officials failed to conduct necessary environmental reviews before building the immigration detention site in the Everglades….

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