Appeals court rules key Alien Enemies Act lawsuit moot

A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot. The case had boomeranged from the Supreme Court after Trump began deportations under the rarely used law in the early months of his administration’s immigration crackdown.  The jurists on…

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