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Updated September 3, 2025 Deportation & Immigration
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing

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 litigation over both process and statutory scope.

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