In other times the US is returning as a federal judge ruled that his government Donald Trump can rely on 18th -century law for ‘foreign enemies’ in order to deport immigrants believed to be members of Venezuelan gang who is considered “terrorist” in the country.
It is a rare victory for the Donald Trump government and its policy of expulsion of irregular immigrants. A lot Federal judges have so far rejected the specific 18th century law for the expulsion of irregular migrants from the US.
But yesterday, Stephanie Haynes, who was appointed by Trump, accepted the Republican president’s government claim, according to which Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, is “invading” the US.
Although this “invasion” does not resemble the military invasions that the US founders had in mind when they adopted the “foreign enemies” law in 1798, Haynes estimated that old laws can apply to the modern world.
At the same time He compared Tren de Aragua with “Military Excerpts or Pirates” who looted the US when the law was adopted.
However, the judge stressed that the US government should give “more time than it now offers” to candidates for expulsion, considering that should have them 21 days so they can appeal to justicecompared to 12 to 24 hours which, according to the Ministry of Homeland Security, are several.
“Since the government has given enough time and follows the appropriate process, the President may issue a decision based on the law on foreign enemies to deport: Venezuelan citizens over 14 years old in the US without being received by nationality or permission? (…) The court responds positively to this question, “the judge’s ruling.
Priority for Trump The fighting of immigration
Trump has turned the fight against irregular migration to the absolute priority of his second term in the presidency, referring to a “invasion” in the United States by “criminals coming from abroad” and giving a great deal of publicity to expulsion businesses.
Aim of invocation of the ‘foreign enemies’ law – who has only been applied three other times in American history– It is to bypass the legal protection of immigrants, which often delay the expulsion process.
Haynes’ demand for a 21 -day window – corresponding to the decisions of other federal judges in the US who have rejected the use of this law by the Trump government – undermines the Republican’s goal of quick deportations.