Court Rules Trump Cannot Use Wartime Law for Deportations; Nations Hostile to US Meet in China | NTD Good Morning (Sept. 3)

An appeals court ruling has dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. A three-judge panel at the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members is illegal. Meanwhile, the Defense Department is assigning military attorneys to serve as immigration judges. Officials say they were requested by the Justice Department to assist in reducing immigration court backlogs, which now total 3.4 million cases.

Nations hostile to the United States are meeting in China this week, including leaders from North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the strong relations Russia has been building with China. Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping challenged the United States and the West, and called for closer cooperation among non-Western leaders. However, Trump said he’s not worried about a possible axis forming against the United States.

U.S. forces have sunk a suspected Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, killing what Trump said were eleven members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The operation comes weeks after Washington doubled its reward for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. patrols will stay in the region to confront cartels.