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US court blocks Trump bid to use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

Venezuelans deported to El Salvador under the Trump administration arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on July 18 [File: Ariana Cubillos/The Associated Press]

A federal appeals court has ruled that the administration of United States President Donald Trump illegally invoked a wartime law to deport Venezuelans as part of its immigration crackdown.

Late on Tuesday, a majority on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations without due process.

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