Civil liberties groups filed a new lawsuit Tuesday to challenge the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, the day after the Supreme Court clarified how migrants can bring those legal challenges.
The American Civil Liberties Union and others asked a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to halt the removal of two migrants in detention in the area and stop President Donald Trump’s effort to use the old national security law against others in their situation.
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward on enforcing a presidential proclamation to remove members of Tren de Aragua, but said the government must give them a chance to challenge their detention in the court with jurisdiction over where they are being held.
