Updated September 3, 2025 Deportation & Immigration
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Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to Accelerate Venezuelan Deportations
The administration invoked a rarely used 1798 wartime statute to justify accelerated removals of Venezuelan nationals, including transfers into El Salvador's detention system, prompting immediate …
- The proclamation treated Tren de Aragua activity as an 'invasion' or 'predatory incursion' under the Alien Enemies Act.
- The government used the proclamation to argue for removals with sharply reduced individualized process.