A ruling that shook the courtroomThe judge’s gavel marked more than a routine decision. With a single ruling, a long-dormant wartime statute was revived, immediately escalating tensions around immigration enforcement and civil liberties. An old law returnsAt the center of the decision is the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law originally written for traditional wartime conflicts. Rarely used in modern history, it grants the government expanded authority to detain and deport individuals linked to hostile foreign forces. A new applicationThe court accepted the government’s argument that a Venezuelan-linked criminal gang qualifies as a “hostile foreign organization.” This interpretation allows immigration...
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