From Breitbart: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and his administration were allowed to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for the expedited removal of suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members.
While U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines ruled the Trump administration’s description of TdA’s predatory incursion into the United States was faithful to the Alien Enemies Act definition of “predatory incursions in 1798,” she also found the Trump administration had not provided “individual detainees” subject to deportation adequate amount of notice.
“In light of all of the foregoing, this Court reaches the following definition of ‘predatory incursion’ under the AEA: ‘a hostile entry into the United States by a cohesive group of individuals, such as a military detachment or a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization [FTO], who are united by a common goal of causing significant disruption to the public safety — whether that be the safety of persons, property, or pecuniary interests — of those within the United States,” Haines said in her ruling. “The Court finds that that definition is faithful to the meaning of ‘predatory incursions’ in 1798, but it also accounts for new applications given ‘changes in the world.’”
The court document also noted that Trump’s Proclamation, issued in March, and the “Declarations that Respondents have submitted to this Court indicate that there is a factual basis for President Trump’s conclusions in the Proclamation.”
Politico’s Kyle Cheney noted that while the Trump administration has suggested providing 12-24 hours notice to a detainee prior to deportation, Judge Haines has ruled that the detainees must be given 21 days notice, including interpreters if needed, for hearings.
But Judge Haines, a Trump appointee to the bench, also said the administration was providing an unconstitutional level of notice to those targeted by the AEA. She is order 21 days, up from the government’s suggested 12-24 hours. https://t.co/jTKdMv5fLf pic.twitter.com/2AHNHwbz9Z
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 13, 2025
ABOUT THIS JUDGE: Stephanie Haines, age 55 or 56, was nominated by President Trump in March 2019, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in September 2019, in a 94-0 vote.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Judge Stephanie Haines rules that President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport criminal alien gang members is lawful.
Massive win. pic.twitter.com/L1cEjQCtR9
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 13, 2025
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