ACLU brings third Alien Enemies Act lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling
Earlier DU thread: JUST IN: ACLU attorneys have filed a new Alien Enemies Act lawsuit
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Source: The Hill
ACLU brings third Alien Enemies Act lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling
by Zach Schonfeld - 04/14/25 11:54 AM ET
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday brought a new challenge to President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations.
The ACLU has convinced judges in New York and Texas to issue temporary orders blocking the administration from using the rarely invoked statute to deport migrants in their judicial districts, and the new suit seeks to do the same for those detained in Colorado.
The three new cases all follow the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that effectively rejected the ACLU’s initial challenge, brought in Washington, D.C., which sought to block the administration’s plans nationwide.
The high court ruled that migrants must file their legal challenge where they are physically detained. The justices unanimously agreed, however, that migrants must be afforded an opportunity to challenge their removal before the administration transports them to El Salvador.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5247869-aclu-alien-enemies-act-lawsuit/