BY SRH Under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1978, a federal judge who has been a critical friend to the deep state has preemptively stopped the Trump government from deporting five Venezuelan nationals.Court James Boasberg, 2023 Few hours after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) submitted a motion on the behalf of the Venezuelan people against Trump’s claimed intention to use the AEA to hasten the expulsion of illegals from the US, US District Judge James Boasberg (more on that below) announced his preemptive ruling. Though Trump hasn’t yet used the statute, the ACLU requested Boasberg to forbid its application. Of course, Boasberg complied, giving a restraining order Saturday morning that stops the government from removing the five Venezuelan nationals for two weeks so the court may hear their argument. Along with Democracy Forward and the ACLU of the […]