A Trump-appointed federal judge ruled that the president exceeded his authority by invoking the Alien Enemies Act to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants.

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act—an 18th-century wartime law—to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan ...

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued a 12-page order on Thursday granting a group of petitioners "class certification." "The unusual ...

A Trump-appointed judge appears to have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump after blocking the administration’s "unlawful" use of the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Court Judge Fernando ...

Texas District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, who was appointed by Trump himself, ruled on Thursday that the administration cannot rely on the 18th century law to detain and deport alleged Tren de ...

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., a Trump appointee, wrote that Trump's invocation of the act "exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the ...

US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas said Trump had unlawfully invoked the sweeping 18th century wartime authority to speed up some deportations. His decision ...

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act—an 18th-century wartime law—to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua ...