Trump-appointed judge made a bombshell ruling that should tremble the thorns of every illegal immigrant here
A judge appointed by Donald Trump ruled that the president could use the Foreign Enemy Act to deport Venezuelan citizens allegedly members of the Tren de Alagua gang.
The ruling of U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Haines in Pennsylvania appears to be the first time a federal judge has signed Trump’s declaration, calling Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization.
He also invoked 18th-century wartime laws to expel those accused of being members of the notorious gang.
The decision comes after immigration lawyers claim their client has been deported to a Super Max prison in El Salvador without due process.
At least three federal judges say Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to speed up the administration’s deportation of gang members in Venezuela.
Haines, appointed by Trump, also said the administration has not issued sufficient notice to evacuees under the AEA.
She ordered the government to provide at least 21 days of notice – far more than some deported 12 hours.
“The case raises major issues that are closely related to the constitutional principles established by the government,” Haines wrote.
“In resolving these issues, the court first emphasizes the issues that have not been resolved.”
Donald Trump-appointed judge ruled that presidents can use the Foreign Enemy Act will be expelled by Venezuelan citizens who prove to be members of the Tren de Alagua gang
U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Haines’s ruling appears to be the first time a federal judge has signed Trump’s announcement, calling Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist group
Haines wrote that the ruling did not address whether the government could withdraw personnel under other immigration laws, nor whether Trump could invoke the Foreign Enemy Act to deport people who simply immigrate to the United States and are not members of foreign terrorist organizations.
She also did not take the trade-offs under the bill for those suspected of becoming members of other gangs.
But she did say the bill could be used to remove Venezuelan citizens who are at least 14 years old, have no legal immigration status in the United States, and are a member of Tren de Aragua.
“When the work is completed, the court now leaves it to the political branches of the government, and ultimately leaves it to the people who elect these people to decide whether the law and the law that enforces the law continues to reflect their will.”
Trump issued a declaration in March claiming Tren de Alagua is invading the United States
He said he had special powers to be identified by his administration as an immigrant determined by gang members without the usual court proceedings.
After the announcement, the government began to deport people designated as members of Tren de Aragua to the notorious prison in El Salvador.
The declaration and deportation have sparked a series of lawsuits in several states, including those that led to the ruling of Haynes on Tuesday.
Judge Haynes (pictured) said the bill could be used to remove Venezuelan citizens who are at least 14 years old, who do not have legal immigration status in the United States, and who are members of Tren de Aragua
Many Tren de Aragua members were deported as part of the president’s crackdown on immigration and sent to the infamous Cecot prison in El Salvador
The case was taken to a Venezuelan national who said he fled to the United States with his wife and children in 2023 after facing blackmail in his country.
He was arrested in February after neighbors reported that he was a member of Tren de Aragua, a claim the man strongly denied.
The man is only identified in the abbreviation of his name in the lawsuit. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Haines initially approved the case as a class action lawsuit, temporarily preventing the Trump administration from using the AEA to deport any immigrants in their area.
But she canceled the name Tuesday, clearing the deportation path, as long as the person who was deleted gave at least 21 days notice in English and Spanish, and a “opportunity” for any objection they might encounter.
As part of the president’s repression of immigration, many Tren de Aragua members were deported and sent to the infamous Cecot prison in El Salvador.
In November before Trump took office, it was revealed that the Venezuelan supergang territory covered half of the U.S. population, posed a challenge to U.S. law enforcement agencies trying to combat the wave of mob crime.
According to the intelligence memorandum of the Ministry of Land and Homeland Security New York Post.
Homeland Security Officials Warn
Officials warned that TDA’s arrival in the U.S. capital and nearby Virginia coincided with the “increased immigrant population” in the region, the memo said.
The TDA was reportedly targeted at DC as the city provides easy travel to wealthy Northern Virginia suburbs, which are robbery and assaulting partners.
According to intelligence documents, bloodthirsty members of the mob also increased their “violence trends” and became more involved in “low-level fraud and theft programs”, allowing them to send the stolen funds back to South America as a means of funding for additional criminal businesses.
Homeland security officials warn that with the increasing population of Venezuelan nationals, the potential for violent TDA immigration is very likely.
In addition to expanding its territory, TDA has a foothold in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
