Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime Alien Enemies Act

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime Alien Enemies Act

Washington — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court orders blocking deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the wartime Alien Enemies Act. The Justice Department made the request for emergency relief just days after a federal appeals court in Washington declined to let the administration resume the deportations…

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Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case

Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case

The Trump administration invoked a state secrets privilege Monday and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under war authorities.  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is weighing whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of…

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