Court rules against Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans In a first-of-its-kind decision, a US district judge issued a permanent injunction barring the law’s use in south Texas. Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation Is Unlawful The Trump-appointed judge found that the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act "exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the statute's terms." Reason · May 1, 2025
Judge Blocks Warrantless Border Patrol Stops in California: 'You Just Can't Walk up to People With Brown Skin A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Border Patrol agents from conducting warrantless immigration stops or arrests without proper justification in a large portion of California Latin Times · Apr 30, 2025
Donald Trump wants to crack down on ‘sanctuary cities’. What does that mean? On Monday, the US president took another swing at cities that protect immigrants and limit Ice cooperation The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025
Florida Judge Seeks To Enjoin Parties Not Before Her Court And she is considering holding the Florida Attorney General in contempt for pointing out the limits of the judge's order Reason · Apr 30, 2025
US judge bars Border Patrol from some warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residents A federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S. illegally unless they have a warrant or a reason to believe the person might flee before a warrant can be obtained The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
Trump's Understanding of Due Process Is Just As Farcical As His Definition of 'Alien Enemies' A new ACLU lawsuit argues that the government still is not giving alleged gang members the "notice" required by a Supreme Court order. Reason · Apr 25, 2025
New Mexico judge and wife arrested for hiding an alleged Venezuelan gang member in their house ‘There is no way in the world that I would have allowed my grandkids to have any contact with the boys if I had sensed danger,’ the ex-judge wrote The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Trump 2028 Plus: AEA deportations, Glenn Greenwald on civil liberties under Trump, and more... Reason · Apr 25, 2025
Immigration crackdown: Know your rights at the U.S. border and other ports of entry What immigrants and citizens should know about federal agents’ power to question and search people at airports and the border. The Texas Tribune · Apr 25, 2025
Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show Migrants subject to removal from the U.S. under the contested Alien Enemies Act are getting only about 12 hours to decide if they want to contest their removal, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Trump team may have violated another judge’s order by moving Venezuelan to Texas for deportation Administration appears to have bucked yet another court order as officials prepare for more removals under the Alien Enemies Act The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
Judge extends ban on deportations from Colorado stemming from Trump's use of 1798 law A Colorado judge has extended her order temporarily preventing the Trump administration from removing anyone from Colorado under an 18th century wartime act The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025
The ACLU's Ex Parte Voicemail To Seek An Ex Parte Injunction Judge Hendrix took no action, but notified the government about the ACLU's action. Reason · Apr 22, 2025
Reason · Apr 21, 2025 Alito and Thomas May Trust Trump To Follow a Court Order, but Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett Seemingly Do Not Understanding the Supreme Court's unusual late-night ruling against the Trump administration
Roll Call · Apr 21, 2025 Supreme Court again faces question of Trump immigration move - Roll Call The Supreme Court could soon say more about the legal process for migrants the U.S. decides to remove under a centuries-old wartime law.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025 Trump has signed 124 orders in less than 100 days. Scholars warn this is a constitutional crisis The sheer volume of orders has raised concern over the expansion of the executive branch, with some critics of the president arguing that the actions risk prompting a ‘constitutional crisis’
Reason · Apr 20, 2025 Justice Alito Dissents: "Both the Executive and the Judiciary have an obligation to follow the law." Justice Alito also questions whether the Court even had jurisdiction to act.
Reason · Apr 20, 2025 Process Formalism In Texas But Not At SCOTUS Kudos to Judge Ramirez who understands how the rules of civil and appellate procedure operate.
Reason · Apr 19, 2025 The Procedural Posture of A.A.R.P. v. Trump The Fifth Circuit and SCOTUS ruled at approximately the same time.
Latin Times · Apr 19, 2025 Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Trump From Deporting Venezuelans Under 18th Century Wartime Act The United States Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop deporting Venezuelan nationals who are alleged gang members, using an 18th-century wartime law as a legal basis for the order.
The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2025 US supreme court orders temporary halt to deportations of Venezuelan men Order is latest example of the courts challenging the Trump administration’s overhaul of the immigration system
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025 Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportation of Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act Trump administration has accused group of being gang members and wants to deport them under 18th-century wartime law
Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2025 US Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportations under antique law Block on removal of migrants sets up possibility of another challenge by Trump administration to power of the courts.
International Business Times · Apr 19, 2025 US Supreme Court Pauses Deportation Of Venezuelans From Texas The US Supreme Court on Saturday paused the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law.