The Trump administration defended ignoring an order from a federal judge this week by saying the verbal order came too late after the written one and thus “didn’t count” — and “The Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper isn’t surprised.
This particular order came as President Donald Trump used an obscure law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport several people he suspected of being Venezuelan gang members. Said law is meant to be used during wartime, and allows the government to deport people without due process. It was last used to target Japanese Americans during World War II.