Because of gang from Venezuela
Trump activates law from 1789 for times of war
16.03.2025 – 01:15 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
A criminal organization from Venezuela is to be classified as a foreign attacker. Trump tries an old law for this.
US President Donald Trump activated the Alien Enemies Act from 1798 to show five Venezuelan citizens. He justified this with the classification of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TDA) as a foreign terrorist organization that violates enemy actions against the United States.
The Alien Enemies Act allows the president to deport foreigners without regular legal proceedings during war times or in enemy actions. Critics argue that this step is illegal because the United States is not in the state of war with Venezuela.
Bundes judge James Boasberg had suspended the deportation of five Venezuelans for 14 days after the announcement of the announcement after civil rights organizations had filed a lawsuit. They argue that the Alien Enemies Act may only be used in times of war. A court appointment for further clarification is scheduled.
The judge has thus ordered an immediate stop of President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly deport Venezuelan nationals. He called for the return of aircraft that are already on the way to Central America. The US government made an objection.
The Alien Enemies Act was used three times in the history of the United States – always during a war. During the First and Second World War, it was used to justify the detention and designation of German, Austrian-Hungarian, Italian and Japanese immigrants. According to the non-partisan burning center, the law played an important role in the notorious US internation policy towards Japanese during the Second World War.
