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A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a temporary block on the Trump administration’s plan to deport some Venezuelan migrants under a rarely-used 18th century law.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 2-1 to maintain the March 15 order to pause the deportation of some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under the Alien Enemies Act, which has only ever been used before during wartime.
The case has become a flashpoint in the rising tension between the judiciary and the administration: After President Donald Trump called for the judge who first issued the order to be impeached, the Supreme Court’s chief justice made a rare public statement rebuking the president.
The administration could seek to bring the case in front of the Supreme Court.