{"id":2481791,"date":"2025-09-03T07:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-blocks-trumps-use-of-alien-enemies-act-for-venezuelan-gang-members\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:39:45","slug":"appeals-court-blocks-trumps-use-of-alien-enemies-act-for-venezuelan-gang-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-blocks-trumps-use-of-alien-enemies-act-for-venezuelan-gang-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court blocks Trump&#8217;s use of Alien Enemies Act for Venezuelan gang members"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fappeals-court-blocks-trumps-use-of-alien-enemies-act-for-venezuelan-gang-members%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481791&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal ... Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> has blocked the Trump management&#8217;s use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan gang members linked to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. The 5th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals, known for its conservative leanings, ruled against the administration&#8217;s strategy, stating there was no evidence of an invasion or hostile act against the U.S. The decision was made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-grill-biden-doj-pick-vanita-gupta-over-attacks-on-gop\/\" title=\"GOP senators grill Biden DOJ pick Vanita Gupta over attacks on GOP\">judges appointed<\/a> by both George W. Bush and Joe Biden, while a Trump-appointed judge dissented strongly, arguing that the ruling undermines the president&#8217;s authority over foreign affairs and national security. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, which has previously allowed deportations under the AEA but required due process for those affected. This ruling illustrates ongoing judicial contention over the application of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tests-presidential-power-in-trio-of-deportation-cases-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... tests presidential power in trio of deportation cases - Washington Examiner\">18th-century wartime law<\/a> in modern immigration enforcement. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Appeals court blocks Trump&rsquo;s use of Alien Enemies Act for Venezuelan gang members<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2219527\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal appeals court ruled late on Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venezuelan<\/a> gang members, blocking a central part of the president&rsquo;s strategy to combat Tren de Aragua.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has relied on the 18th-century wartime law to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-lifts-order-against-trump-using-wartime-deportation-law-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... lifts order against ... using wartime deportation law - Washington Examiner\">deport alleged members<\/a> of the gang. The ruling came as a surprise to many, given that the three-judge 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is one of the most conservative appeals courts in the U.S. The George W. Bush-appointed U.S. Circuit Judge Leslie Southwick and Joe Biden-appointed Irma Carrillo Ramirez ruled against Trump, while the Trump-appointed Andrew Oldham dissented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3790850\/parents-notified-immigration-agents-schools-california-bill\/\">Parents would have to be notified of immigration agents at schools under California bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3787715\/trump-287g-partnerships-police-ice-supercharge-deportations\/\">Trump supercharges 287(g) partnerships between local police and ICE to speed up deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3788893\/noem-trashes-cbs-for-shamefully-removing-information-critical-of-abrego-garcia-from-interview\/\">Noem trashes CBS for &#8216;shamefully&#8217; removing information critical of Abrego Garcia from interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The majority opinion disregarded the administration&rsquo;s logic, saying they &ldquo;found no invasion or predatory incursion&rdquo; in this case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A country&rsquo;s encouraging its residents and citizens to enter this country illegally is not the modern-day equivalent of sending an armed, organized force to occupy, to disrupt, or to otherwise harm the United States,&rdquo; the majority wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Oldham scorched his colleagues in a lengthy dissent, arguing that the ruling was bleeding into the president&rsquo;s preeminent role over foreign affairs and national security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The majority&rsquo;s approach to this case is not only unprecedented&mdash;it is contrary to more than 200 years of precedent,&rdquo; Oldham wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >majority ruling risks turning federal judges<\/a> into &ldquo;robed crusaders who get to playact as multitudinous Commanders in Chief.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3409872\/first-federal-judge-approves-trump-alien-enemies-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIRST FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVES TRUMP&rsquo;S USE OF ALIEN ENEMIES ACT FOR DEPORTATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is almost certain to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court. The nation&rsquo;s highest court previously ruled that Trump could deport people under the act, but that they had to be able to argue their case in court first.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s usage of the AEA has seen a seesaw of opinions in the U.S. court system. Judge Stephanie Haines of the U.S. District&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Court<\/a>&nbsp;for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of Trump back in May, agreeing with the administration&rsquo;s logic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appeals court blocks Trump&#8217;s use of Alien Enemies Act for Venezuelan gang members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2481792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fort-bliss-army-el-paso.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43851,32324,36794,3634,39669],"class_list":["post-2481791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alien-enemies-act","tag-appeals-court","tag-legal-ruling","tag-trump","tag-venezuelan-gang"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fort-bliss-army-el-paso.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481791"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481795,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481791\/revisions\/2481795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}