Court blocks Trump from using 18th-century law to deport group of Venezuelans – US politics live

Appeals court rules that Trump unlawfully invoked Alien Enemies Act to deport people that he alleged were part of a criminal gang

• Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act, court rules

As part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press.