A federal judge has temporarily restrained the Trump administration from removing individuals from the Southern District of Texas as part of the president’s attempt to deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez said in his April 24 order that absent emergency relief, “a substantial likelihood exists that the [administration] will remove individuals whom the [administration] may claim are subject to the Proclamation and to removal under the Alien Enemies Act.”
His order followed a separate order on April 19 in which the Supreme Court temporarily prevented the administration from removing members of a putative class, which included individuals in the Northern District of Texas….