Trump’s government has asked the DC Circuit Court to remain the decision of the James Boasberg District judge who temporarily blocked the government from deporting Venezuelans using the alien enemy law.
The White House argued that Boasberg did not have a jurisdiction to enter the temporary detention order, which was described by the administration in submitting the appeal court as “never before.”
“This court must stop this illegal coercion for the executive authority to remove the person determined by the defendant to become a member [Tren de Aragua]A presidential group and state secretary have found threats to national security. This court must stop the unprecedented intrusion over the executive authority to remove dangerous aliens that pose a big threat to the American people, “wrote a Doj lawyer in an emergency motion to live.
Allegations of members of the Venezuelan Criminal Organization Trend de Aragua deported by the US government, detained at the Center for Terrorism in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained by March 16, 2025.
Presidential Press Secretary through Reuters
The government argues that Trump’s actions in asking for AEA “are not subject to the Judicial Review” and that “there is no legal basis” for the court to order the implementation of the President’s proclamation.
“If this tro is allowed to stand,” wrote Doj, “District Court will have a license to order almost all urgent national security actions after receiving naked complaints.”
The DC circuit ordered a response to the emergency motion to remain submitted on Tuesday at 17:00 by a lawyer representing the plaintiff in the underlying case.
-ABC News’ James Hill