Judge in Colorado puts temporary hold on removals sought by Trump under 18th century wartime law

DENVER – A national justice has temporarily blocked deportations of immigrants successful Colorado who look imaginable removal nether President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th period law known arsenic the Alien Enemies Act.

District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued the exigency bid Monday nighttime aft the American Civil Liberties Union requested it connected behalf of 2 Venezuelan men being held successful Denver who feared they would beryllium falsely accused of belonging to the pack Tren de Aragua, which Trump has contended is invading the United States.

Sweeney’s bid temporarily bars removal of each noncitizens who are presently successful custody successful the District of Colorado and who whitethorn beryllium taxable to removal nether the Alien Enemies Act, which Trump invoked past month. The enactment has been utilized lone 3 different times successful American history, astir precocious to intern Japanese-American citizens during World War II.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled past week that anyone being deported nether the declaration deserved a proceeding successful national tribunal first.

That led federal judges successful New York and Texas to spot impermanent holds connected deportations successful those areas until Trump's Republican medication presents a process for allowing specified appeals. Sweeney's bid follows successful their footsteps.

Sweeney's bid is successful effect for 14 days, and she has scheduled an April 21 proceeding successful the case.

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