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With a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied President Donald Trump’s request to halt US District Judge James Boasberg's decision that blocked his proclamation applying the Alien Enemies Act to support deportations of suspected members of a Venezuelan gang.

The Justice Department had urged the three-judge panel on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately block Boasberg’s order, casting it as an intrusion on the president’s executive authority over national security.

Judges Karen Henderson and Patricia Millett opposed the administration’s request while Judge Justin Walker dissented.

In a concurrence, Henderson said that:

Millett, meanwhile, praised the district court’s handling of the case and said:

Walker’s dissent stated that:

Republicans have criticized Boasberg as allegedly overstepping his power by questioning President Donald Trump's national security authority.

The Trump administration could now seek emergency review from the Supreme Court, but the case is meanwhile progressing in Boasberg’s court.