Trump Deportations Largely OK Under 1798 Law, Judge Rules (1)

President Donald Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act of 1798 are mostly “in step” with the law’s statutory framework, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The ruling comes as a rare victory for Trump on the issue after multiple other district courts have found his invocation of the law unlawful since the US isn’t being invaded by a foreign force or experiencing a “predatory incursion” as required by the law.

But Judge Stephanie L. Haines, of the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, ruled that Trump’s March proclamation invoking the AEA meets various definitions outlined in ...