Judge Justin Walker dissented from the decision.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied President Donald Trump’s request to halt a lower court order blocking his proclamation that applied the Alien Enemies Act to support deportations of suspected members of a Venezuelan gang.
Judges Karen Henderson and Patricia Millett opposed the administration’s request while Judge Justin Walker dissented, stating that the lower court’s order threatened to harm the executive branch’s negotiations with foreign powers.
The decision came after a hearing on March 26 in which Millett and Walker asked questions indicating skepticism and support for the administration’s position.
Millett, meanwhile, praised the district court’s handling of the case and said “there is neither jurisdiction nor reason for this court to interfere at this very…
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