A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport foreign

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The ACLU initially filed suit in the nation’s capital to block deportations. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued a temporary hold on removals and ordered the administration turn around planes that had left with detainees headed to El Salvador, a directive that was apparently ignored. Later, the Supreme Court weighed in.