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by ceejayoz 417 days ago
I'd note that a Trump appointed judge just made that point about the AEA.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/texas-judge-trump-alie...

> He also found that the “plain ordinary meaning” of the act’s language, like “invasion” and “predatory incursion,” referred to an attack by “military forces” and did not line up with Mr. Trump’s claims about the activities of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan street gang, in a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.