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The Alien Enemies Act does NOT give Trump authority to abduct and deport

Robert Reich
May 01, 2025
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Friends,

A federal judge today ruled that Trump doesn’t have authority to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants without a hearing.

It’s a major blow to the regime’s deportation blitz, which has so far summarily removed 130 immigrants residing in the United States to a brutal prison in El Salvador.

The act is applicable only in ti…

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