( September 3, 2025, 1:01 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The federal government may not remove from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) three named individuals and the putative class they seek to represent who are all alleged by the government to be Venezuelan nationals who are members of Tren de Aragua, a divided Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 2 in a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary injunction and remanded for a preliminary injunction ruling as well as a ruling regarding whether the government’s notice to these individuals of their removal satisfied due process; however, the Fifth Circuit majority noted in the present ruling that the named individuals and putative class may be removed “under other lawful authorities” and the preliminary injunction as to the class will expire if class certification is denied unless an appeal is sought and accepted....