A.A.R.P./W.M.M. v. Trump A Constitutional Clash Over Immigration

ACS at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law is teaming up with the International Law Society at Mississippi College School of Law for an important and timely discussion on A.A.R.P./W.M.M. v. Trump. This landmark case challenges the President's use of a rarely invoked 1798 law, the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), to expedite the deportation of Venezuelan migrants the Trump administration asserts are members of Tren de Aragua and pose a threat of "invasion" or "predatory incursion" to the United States. The plaintiffs include Venezuelan migrants detained both in U.S. facilities and in the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Their central argument is that the administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, and the subsequent summary removal procedures, violate fundamental due process rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. We welcome you to join our discussion on constitutional and national security law issues posed by this case, an analysis on traditional habeas cases versus the type of habeas petition brought in this suit, and a comparison on how other nations handle similar threats. 

Associate Dean Brian Ward - Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, 

Professor Daniel Maurer - Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, 

and Professor Franklin Rosenblatt - Mississippi College School of Law 

Moderated by: Kaitlyn Cieply and Loran Lawson

at 11 AM EST on September 11th, 2025