Relations of Venezuelan migrants within the U.S. who had been flown to a jail in El Salvador by the U.S. authorities, which alleged they had been members of the Tren de Aragua gang, protest exterior the United Nations constructing in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photograph/Cristian Hernandez)
A federal choose says President Donald Trump can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan residents who’re proven to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
The ruling Tuesday from U.S. District Decide Stephanie Haines in Pennsylvania seems to be the primary time a federal choose has signed off on Trump’s proclamation calling Tren de Aragua a overseas terrorist group and invoking the 18th century wartime legislation to deport individuals labeled as being members of the gang.
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