The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Monday regarding the ability of a lower court to prevent the Trump administration from utilizing a historic wartime statute to deport Venezuelan nationals, including those suspected of gang affiliations,

This case arises from the Trump administration’s attempt to apply the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law, to deport Venezuelan nationals for a period of 14 days. The administration has cited national security issues, asserting that some of the individuals targeted for deportation are linked to Tren de Aragua (TdA), a transnational criminal organization.