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Live updates: Appeals court calls deportation case ‘moot’; Pentagon pushed on complaints from USS Abraham Lincoln

The Hill
August 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Live updates: Appeals court calls deportation case ‘moot’; Pentagon pushed on complaints from USS Abraham Lincoln

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a case challenging the Trump administration on its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants is now moot, with the plaintiffs having been deported using another law. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been…

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a case challenging the Trump administration on its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants is now moot, with the plaintiffs having been deported using another law. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been…