DOJ Files Emergency Motion After Judge Blocks Trump From Invoking Alien Enemies Act

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Justice Department officials say that a federal judge exceeded his authority with his decision.
DOJ Files Emergency Motion After Judge Blocks Trump From Invoking Alien Enemies Act
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice Building in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an emergency motion on behalf of the Trump administration to dissolve a federal judge’s order on March 15 that blocked President Donald Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

In a motion filed on March 16, Bondi and her staff accused U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of implementing “an unprecedented, nationwide temporary restraining order” that halted deportations of illegal immigrants associated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua under the 18th-century law. The motion argued that Boasberg initiated a “massive, unauthorized imposition” on the executive branch’s authority.

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