Published July 19, 2026 at 12:23 PM ET · Updated July 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM ET
Trump taps Clinton-era alien terrorist removal court for deportations
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President Trump is utilizing a Clinton-era alien terrorist removal court to carry out deportations. The court system dates back to the Clinton administration.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Yamataya v. Fisher held that an alien who has entered and joined the U.S. population is a Fifth Amendment person and cannot be removed without due process, at minimum notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard. Trump v. J.G.G. confirmed even Alien Enemies Act removals require notice and a right to contest removal. The alien terrorist removal court is a different procedural vehicle, not a way around that constitutional floor.
Kaoru Yamataya v. Thomas M. Fisher, Immigrant and Chinese Inspector (The Japanese Immigrant Case) 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
Vote: Majority for the Court (Harlan); Brewer and Peckham dissenting. Exact 7-2 tally not… · Opinion: Harlan
Although Congress may commit exclusion and deportation to executive officers without judicial trial, an alien who has landed and become part of the U.S.
Trump, President of the United States v. J. G. G. et al. (per curiam, on application to vacate temporary restraining orders) 604 U.S. ___ (2025) (per curiam)
Vote: 5-4 · Opinion: Per curiam (unsigned)
The TROs are vacated: challenges to removal under the Alien Enemies Act must be brought in habeas corpus in the district of confinement, so venue for these Texas-detained plaintiffs did not lie in the District of Columbia, and equitable/APA claims cannot substitute for habeas. Critically, the per curiam confirmed a due process floor: 'AEA detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act.
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