Can Judges Stop Trump’s Deportations? Alien Enemies Act + “Court War” Explained

President Trump is signing executive orders at breakneck speed—then the courts step in. In this excerpt from The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum has Will Chamberlain break down the legal fight over “injunction judges,” DHS funding leverage, and the deportation battles that turned into a national flashpoint.

Key questions answered:

Can district judges effectively freeze major immigration enforcement?

What’s the DHS funding standoff really about?

Why did the “deportation flights” dispute become such a big constitutional fight—and how did it end?