U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., a Trump appointee, ruled Trump had improperly invoked the law which gives the president the power to quickly expel nationals of invading countries to target alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua.
The Alien Enemies Act applies only when the country is facing an armed, organized attack, Rodriguez ruled. Trumps claims about Tren de Araguas activities in the United States fall short of that bar, the judge added.
The act had been invoked just three times in U.S. history before Trump issued a proclamation last month deploying it against Tren de Aragua.
The Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful, Rodriguez concluded. [Administration officials] do not possess the lawful authority under the AEA, and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country.
It's always right wing Trump/Bush judges making these rulings.
Where are all the liberal judges?
Trump later: "This judge is horribly unqualified and I've never heard of him before today"
I also find it hard to believe Trump would appoint a judge with a name like "Fernando Rodriguez"Republicans famously don't look at anything besides the "R" next to the name as to whether or not they like the person in question.
I wish that judge well, in their new residence in El Salvador.
Biden I think made a fair number of appointments but we're playing catch up.
Republicans famously don't look at anything besides the "R" next to the name as to whether or not they like the person in question.
U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr
As long as they don't step out of line. This judge's saving grace is he'll be out of the spotlight once the Supreme Court picks up this case. No idea how they're going to rule.Quite. The second they show that they aren't a massive pile of shit then they are immediately given the RINO label and tossed into the streets.
It's always right wing Trump/Bush judges making these rulings.
Where are all the liberal judges?
Of course it is. This administration doesn't care about the law, they don't care about the Constitution.They've outright said the constitution isn't constitutional
I also find it hard to believe Trump would appoint a judge with a name like "Fernando Rodriguez"I mean, he appointed Marco Rubio..