Habeas Forum

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Trump v. JGG, in addition to clarifying what legal relief is available against use of the Alien Enemies Act, confirmed that venue for those challenges will likely be within the Fifth Circuit: “For ‘core habeas petitions,’ ‘jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.’ The detainees are confined in Texas, so venue is improper in the District of Columbia.”