on March 16, 2025 at 4:19 pm A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump from using a centuries-old wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens detained in U.S. jailsJan WolfeBy aumnamaah@gmail.com / March 16, 2025 The president had looked to the Alien Enemies Act, first passed in 1798, to help speed up the pace for removing migrants.