Trump questions judges who block deportations of 'criminals, including murderers'

A Trump-appointed judge appears to have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump after blocking the administration’s "unlawful" use of the Alien Enemies Act.

U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. stated that he would not prevent the administration from deporting individuals in the U.S. illegally but that the Alien Enemies Act could not be used as a basis to expel alleged gang members from the country. Rodriguez is the first judge to rule against the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members. 

"The question that this lawsuit presents is whether the President can utilize a specific statute, the AEA, to detain and remove Venezuelan aliens who are members of [Tren de Aragua]. As to that question, the historical record ...