BREAKING: First Federal Judge Says Trump Can Invoke Alien Enemies Act to Deport Tren de Aragua Gang Members

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A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the first to say President Trump can invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members.

US District Judge Stephanie Haines, a Trump appointee, said President Trump’s description of the Venezuelan gang’s “incursion” into the US meets the threshold to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.

“Having done its job, the Court now leaves it to the Political Branches of the government, and ultimately to the people who elect those individuals...