By invoking a wartime law linked to one of America’s most shameful legacies, Donald Trump found himself poised for a historic battle with the judiciary.
After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan noncitizens the government alleges are members of a criminal gang under the Alien Enemies Act, the president balked. Two planes carrying people alleged by Trump officials to be members of Tren de Aragua remained en route to their destination, in apparent defiance of the court’s order.
