A federal judge on Friday said he cannot stop deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, although the Supreme Court has halted deportations for now.
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg said he could not grant the American Civil Liberties Union an emergency order it wanted to stop deportations.
The ACLU wanted to force the administration to give everyone scheduled to be deported 30 days to challenge the proceedings.
“I’m sympathetic to everything you’re saying,” Boasberg said, according to Newsweek.
“I just don’t think I have the power to do anything about it,” he said, noting in part that he lacks the authority to issue a nationwide temporary restraining order.