The attorneys sparred before a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the latest step in a tangled legal battle over Trump’s March invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Tren de Aragua gang.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has emphasized the gravity of the situation regarding the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, “Everyone in this room agrees that they are one of the most violent

Tren de Aragua has been labeled an international terrorist organization, but an April intelligence report suggests the group focuses on low-skill crimes.