One Democratic-appointed judge and two GOP-appointed judges are hearing arguments into the case on Monday.
A panel of three D.C. appeals court judges will hear arguments into whether a judge can block President Donald Trump from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport individuals believed to be part of a Venezuelan gang without due process.Why It Matters
The Trump administration seeking to use the 1798 law to deport individuals with alleged connections to the Tren de Aragua gang is among those that have faced legal challenges.
Trump has argued he has the legal authority to order deportations under the law. Critics say its use without due process is leading to the deportation of migrants who do not have ties to the gang and that standard court procedure should be followed in these cases as the United States is not at war with Venezuela.What To Know
The panel will hear arguments starting at 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday about whether to overturn Judge James Boasberg’s ruling earlier in March blocking the use of the law for mass deportations.
The panel consisted of one Democratic-appointed judge and two Republican-appointed judges.Judge Karen Henderson
Henderson has been on the appeals court for more than 30 years. She was first appointed by former President George H.W. Bush in 1990.
She has been involved in several cases involving Trump. In 2018, she rejected an attempt to obtain his tax records from the Internal Revenue Service. She wrote that a Freedom of Information Act request cannot be used „to obtain an unrelated individual’s tax records without his consent.
