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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicholas Riccardi

Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law

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A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.

U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used against people whom the Republican administration claims are gang members invading the United States.

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