The Trump admin’s use of a wartime immigration law faces new hurdles as judges in two states block deportations, citing due process concerns and legal ambiguity.

Advocates for men targeted for deportation under President Donald Trump’s invocation of wartime powers against a Venezuelan gang are trying to move their legal fight to Manhattan, even though the Supreme Court expected it would play out in Texas.

Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday issued orders to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime authority the administration has invoked to deport alleged gang members without due process.

The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is looking to strip migrants of Social Security numbers to pressure self-deportation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers.

The Trump administration was blocked from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport more alleged Venezuelan gang members

U.S. judges in Texas and New York dealt blows on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's effort to revive deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide ban on such removals.

"The Government is likely to succeed in showing the district court lacked jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ claims," the 2-1 r uling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said, staying an order last month that the workers be rehired.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove two board members at independent labor agencies while the justices consider whether the president may permanently fire them.

President Donald Trump promised to halt federal funding to cities with "sanctuary" policies, including New York City, as part of his crackdown on illegal immigration.

President Donald Trump said that he plans to withhold all federal funding to sanctuary cities, a move that would pressure finances from New York to San Francisco.

Sanctuary cities and states have begun responding to President Donald Trump's threat of revoking their federal funding if they maintain their policies. Officials in California and New York told Newsweek that they will continue to protect immigrants in their communities but also made it clear they will not hinder the federal government's enforcement operations.