Judge blocks Trump's use of centuries-old war measure to speed up deportations

Mar 17, 2025 - 01:00
Judge blocks Trump's use of centuries-old war measure to speed up deportations
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Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — a sweeping wartime authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations — a federal judge halted its implementation.