Washington, March 16, 2025 (AFP) - Trump targets Venezuela gang with wartime aliens law

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2025-03-16

Donald Trump tried Saturday to invoke a law last used during World War II against Japanese residents to target a Venezuelan gang -- only to find his decision blocked by a judge. The US president had issued an order to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua, arguing he had a right to declare them "alien enemies" under a wartime act. But rights lawyers went to court and a federal judge ordered the administration not to de......

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