This is an emergency lawsuit filed by the ACLU and ACLU of RI this morning in federal court to prevent the removal of a Venezuelan national from the country under President Trump’s recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a 1798 law designed for use during wartime.
In response, U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose issued an order this afternoon barring the government from moving the petitioner (listed pseudonymously as G.M.G.) outside Rhode Island without at least 48 hours’ notice to the court and the ACLU attorneys while the judge considers the petition. A hearing has been scheduled for 4:00pm on Wednesday, May 7, to consider the request for a temporary restraining order.
