Federal Judge Certifies Immigrant Removal Class, Bars Alien Enemies Act Use

( May 2, 2025, 9:22 AM EDT) -- BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on May 1 certified a class of noncitizens in custody in the Southern District of Texas who are subject to removal from the country under a presidential proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the federal government “from detaining transferring, or removing” the class members under the AEA....