The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday evening rejected President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan illegals in a 2-1 decision. The three-judge panel included: Majority: Southwich (George W Bush), Ramirez (Biden) – Dissent: Oldham (Trump). The majority ruled that there has been no invasion or predatory incursion. Reuters reported: The Fifth Circuit is the first federal appeals court to rule directly on a March 14 presidential proclamation invoking the 1798 law to justify rapid deportations. Circuit Judge Leslie Southwick, writing for the two-judge majority, rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had engaged in a “predatory incursion” on U.S. soil. The Act gives the government expansive powers to detain and deport citizens of hostile…
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