The en banc court found it can no longer grant relief after the three Venezuelan petitioners were removed under regular immigration law rather than the Alien Enemies Act.
(CN) — An en banc Fifth Circuit on Thursday dismissed as moot a lawsuit by three Venezuelan nationals challenging President Donald Trump’s use of a 1798 wartime law to detain and remove supposed members of the Tren de Aragua gang, after the government removed all three under regular immigration statutes instead.
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