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The act gives allows noncitizens to be deported without the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
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The first migrants to be targeted by the Social Security Administration are convicted criminals and "suspected terrorists," according to the New York Times.
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In response, Taylor said via text message: "I said this would happen. Dissent isn’t unlawful. It certainly isn’t treasonous. America is headed down a dark path."

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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge.
Supreme Court gives boost to Trump administration's deportation plans under Alien Enemies Act
The ruling said a judge can't block Trump’s plan nationwide but made it clear that people swept up must have a chance to challenge their seizures before they can be deported.
Federal judges in New York and Texas block deportations of some people challenging the Alien Enemies Act
Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday issued orders to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime authority the administration has invoked to deport alleged gang members without due process.
Trump seeks to cancel migrants' Social Security numbers to force self-deportation: Report
The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is looking to strip migrants of Social Security numbers to pressure self-deportation
Appeals Court Clears Path for Trump to Resume Firing Probationary Workers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers.
Republican-led US House votes to limit judges' power to block Trump's agenda
Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to curtail the ability of judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking government policies after key parts of President Donald Trump's agenda have been stymied by such court rulings.
Trump signs orders targeting two ex-officials who criticized him
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives targeting two former government officials who criticized him during his first term, calling one of them a traitor and saying they should be investigated.
House Votes to Curb National Injunctions, Targeting Judges Who Thwart Trump
The legislation is part of an escalating Republican campaign to take aim at judges who have moved to halt some of President Trump’s executive orders.
US judges block Trump's Venezuelan deportations that used 1798 wartime law
U.S. judges in Texas and New York dealt blows on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's effort to revive deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide ban on such removals.
Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants
The Supreme Court ruling that permits President Donald Trump to use a centuries-old wartime authority to speed deportations is drawing sharp criticism from immigration experts who fear the decision could erode migrants’ due process rights to have their cases reviewed before they’re sent to a foreign prison.
Advocates restart efforts to block expulsions under the Alien Enemies Act
After the Supreme Court dismissed a nationwide legal challenge on technical grounds, lawyers for immigrants filed a lawsuit in New York and plan to file more in other states.
Case in Texas Could Shed More Light on Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
A case involving a Venezuelan migrant, Daniel Zacarias Matos, could explore the question of whether President Trump has used the Alien Enemies Act in a lawful manner.
Supreme Court lifts order blocking Trump from using Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg had blocked President Trump from invoking the rarely used wartime law last month, and later extended his temporary restraining order until at least
Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York
The actions came after lawyers sued in defense of the Venezuelans who are at risk of removal from the US under a law that gives the president the power to deport noncitizens in times of war.
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What the Supreme Court Got Wrong About Habeas Petitions
The recent Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act nodded to the importance of due process in American jurisprudencce. In their opinion finding that the Trump administration could resume removal of Venezuelans with alleged gang ties under the Alien Enemies Act,
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