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US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Protesters rally against mass deportation outside the Rhode Island State House on March 17 [Charles Krupa/AP Photo]

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has turned to a federal appeals court to lift a block on its ability to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport undocumented immigrants.

But at a tense hearing in Washington, DC, on Monday, one judge on the court appeared to baulk at the lack of due process given to undocumented people under Trump’s use of the law.

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