Appeals Court Dodges Major Ruling on Trump’s Use of Obscure Deportation Law The latest twist in President Donald Trump's high stakes game of deportation policy reveals as much about his administration's desperation as it does about the complexities of US immigration law.
An appeals court decision Thursday effectively punted on a major ruling on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, leaving the underlying legal question unresolved.
The Alien Enemies Act, a relic of World War I era legislation aimed at expelling enemy aliens during wartime, has become a rallying cry for those opposed to Trump's aggressive deportation policies.