Fmr. Federal Prosecutor on Alien Enemies Act: ‘Obviously, We’re Not at War & We’re Certainly Not at War with Venezuela’

DIAZ BALART I mean ░░░░░░░░ talk to us about ░░░░░░░░ Alien Enemies Act and ░░░░░░░░ Tren de Aragua and ░░░░░░░░ the White House said ░░░░░░░░ it before the flights ░░░░░░░░ went off BERGER Right ░░░░░░░░ this is an act ░░░░░░░░ was passed back in ░░░░░░░░ It has not been ░░░░░░░░ really outside of a ░░░░░░░░ situation It was used ░░░░░░░░ in the War of ░░░░░░░░ as well as in ░░░░░░░░ of the World Wars ░░░░░░░░ essentially this law gives ░░░░░░░░ president sweeping power to ░░░░░░░░ rid of foreign nationals ░░░░░░░░ our country DIAZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ ones BERGER In two ░░░░░░░░ situations One if we ░░░░░░░░ at war with another ░░░░░░░░ then the law says ░░░░░░░░ that s from that ░░░░░░░░ you can get rid ░░░░░░░░ them because we want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that in ░░░░░░░░ time of war everyone ░░░░░░░░ s here has the ░░░░░░░░ allegiance to this country ░░░░░░░░ also says not in ░░░░░░░░ wartime but if there ░░░░░░░░ an invasion or an ░░░░░░░░ and it was from ░░░░░░░░ foreign government that the ░░░░░░░░ would have this sweeping ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ who were not citizens ░░░░░░░░ there s real legal ░░░░░░░░ here about whether this ░░░░░░░░ risen to any of ░░░░░░░░ circumstances Obviously we re ░░░░░░░░ at war We re ░░░░░░░░ not at war with ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has tried ░░░░░░░░ cabin this into a ░░░░░░░░ saying that these migrants ░░░░░░░░ invading our country And ░░░░░░░░ because it s an ░░░░░░░░ he has this power ░░░░░░░░ is sort of the ░░░░░░░░ legal question that this ░░░░░░░░ Judge Boasberg is having ░░░░░░░░ rule on We re ░░░░░░░░ sort of having two ░░░░░░░░ legal paths here One ░░░░░░░░ this ultimate question of ░░░░░░░░ this law apply and ░░░░░░░░ the president have this ░░░░░░░░ And then the separate ░░░░░░░░ question as we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking about is has ░░░░░░░░ administration violated Judge Boasberg ░░░░░░░░ court orders And those ░░░░░░░░ sort of on separate ░░░░░░░░ here.”