AP Special Report Spotlight Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Sep 3, 2025 Sep 3, 2025 Updated Mar 9, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm(p$wx}v%~} — p 7656C2= 2AA62=D 4@FCE A2?6= CF=65 %F6D52J E92E !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 42??@E FD6 2? `gE9\46?EFCJ H2CE:>6 =2H E@ DA665 E96 56A@CE2E:@?D @7 A6@A=6 9:D 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 244FD6D @7 >6>36CD9:A :? 2 '6?6KF6=2? 82?8[ 3=@4<:?8 2 D:8?2EFC6 25>:?:DEC2E:@? AFD9 E92E :D 56DE:?65 7@C 2 7:?2= D9@H5@H? 2E E96 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE]k^AmkAmp E9C66\;F586 A2?6= @7 E96 dE9 &]$] r:C4F:E r@FCE @7 pAA62=D[ @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@?D6CG2E:G6 7656C2= 2AA62=D 4@FCED :? 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Students in the US illegally see college pathways close as Trump targets tuition breaks Across the United States, tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition and face raids.
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act Saturday, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Ve…
Trump says US has carried out strike against drug-carrying vessel that left from Venezuela President Donald Trump says the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.Â
Appeals court finds Trump's sweeping tariffs unconstitutional But the court left the import taxes in place for now, allowing his administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term Despite insisting that the United States is rebounding from calamity under his watch, President Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike an…
