DOJ Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction After Use of Alien Enemies Act Blocked

The Department of Justice (DOJ) responded to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocking President Donald Trump’s usage of the Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), saying the “court lack the jurisdiction” to interfere.

In a legal filing, Attorney General Pam Bondi called for the court to “vacate the hearing and de-escalate the grave incursions on Executive Branch authority that have already arisen.” Fox News’s Bill Melugin noted that the judge “denied the Trump admin’s motion to vacate/cancel the hearing.”

“Plaintiffs cannot use these proceedings to interfere with the President’s national-security and foreign-affairs authority, and the Court lacks the jurisdiction to do so,” the DOJ wrote. “In response to Plaintiffs’ filing (Dkt. 21) and this Court’s order setting a hearing for this afternoon, the government submits the below response. Because it provides the necessary information to confirm…