A federal judge blocked President
The decision came hours after Trump invoked powers under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in a proclamation Saturday targeting Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang also designated a foreign terrorist organization. The law was once used to justify the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Many of Tren de Aragua’s members “have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions” against the country, Trump said in the
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