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Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Use of 1798 Law for Deportations

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Above: A detained Venezuelan is assisted at the Simon Bolivar International Airport as part of a detainee exchange agreement between Venezuela and the U.S. on July 18, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. Image copyright: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Any court's shameful decision to block President Trump's responsible deportation of Tren de Aragua gang members reveals judicial blindness to obvious danger. These criminals terrorized American communities with murder, trafficking and extortion. Trump moved to protect citizens from foreign predators — a constitutional duty that woke activist judges have obstructed.

Trump White House New York Post

Anti-Trump narrative

Trump's reckless invocation of the archaic Alien Enemies Act represents a chilling authoritarian overreach that bypasses constitutional due process protections. By secretly deporting people without evidence or hearings — including asylum seekers fleeing persecution — he's weaponizing emergency powers to terrorize entire communities based solely on nationality.

American Civil Liberties Union The New York Times