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Brian Slupski

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Attempt to Deport Venezuelans Through 18th Century Wartime Act

President Donald Trump's attempt to use a law passed in 1798 to target Venezuelan immigrants for deportation has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump's attempt to use a law passed in 1798 to target Venezuelan immigrants for deportation has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an attempt to target suspected members of the notorious gang Tren de Aragua, NBC News reported. Trump asserted that the individuals were "unlawfully infiltrating" the U.S.

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