
U.S. judges in Texas, New York block DOJ from removing plaintiffs in Alien Enemies Act deportation case
CBSN
Federal judges in both New York and Texas have temporarily blocked the deportations of certain Venezuelan migrants facing removal under the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, again stopping its attempts to remove alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang after the Supreme Court cleared the way for their deportations this week.
In Texas, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from removing those migrants subject to President Trump's proclamation invoking the wartime law from a detention facility in Texas.
His order will remain in place through April 23, or until he issues a subsequent order. A hearing by videoconference has been scheduled to take place Friday.