First Thing: Judge rules Alien Enemies Act does not allow Trump to deport alleged gang members

Ruling is strongest pushback yet on use of 18th-century law. Plus, Black Sabbath give their first interview in two decades

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The 18th-century Alien Enemies Act does not allow Donald Trump to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to be gang members, a federal judge in Texas has ruled.

What did Rodriguez's ruling state? That Trump's use of the act exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful", since alleged Tren de Aragua members have not staged an organized armed attack" and Venezuela has not tried to attack the US.

Is it just over the Signal scandal? Apparently not. The two men were said to have been on thin ice owing to a difficult working relationship with Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.