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Nor Venezuela, and yet the Alien Enemies Act has been invoked. You are right, of course, but it's not relevant to policy decisions.
by cosmicgadget 2y ago
Nor Venezuela, and yet the Alien Enemies Act has been invoked.
You are right, of course, but it's not relevant to policy decisions.
- ceejayoz 2y agoI'd note that a Trump appointed judge just made that point about the AEA. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/texas-judge-trump-alien-enemies-act.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/texas-judge-trump-alie... > He also found that the “plain ordinary meaning” of the act’s language, like “invasion” and “predatory incursion,” referred to an attack by “military forces” and did not line up with Mr. Trump’s claims about the activities of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan street gang, in a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.