While those hoping to stop the expulsion of people to an El Salvador prison under the Alien Enemies Act scored a victory in court Wednesday, a Trump-appointed judge debued a legal theory likely to rear its head again as litigation goes forward.
In J.G.G v. Trump, the case concerning the summary expulsion of Venezulan immigrants to an El Salvador prison, immigrants' rights advocates prevailed, with a federal district court panel for Washington, D.C., upholding a temporary restraining order on the removal of immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act. President Donald Trump invoked the 18th century law to support the summary removal of immigrants that the government claims are part of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang.
