CNN abruptly halts show for 'breaking' announcement in humiliating blow to Donald Trump

has marked his first 100 days in office and has already seen the departure of his national security adviser Mike Waltz after a breach in communication when a journalist was added to the officials Signal group chat. Just hours after it was revealed Mr Waltz would be leaving his post, Inside Politics host Dana Bash paused her programme to deliver another "breaking news" announcement which could spark further humiliation for the US president in a significant blow.

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas said Trump had unlawfully invoked the sweeping 18th century wartime authority to speed up some deportations.

"And we're back with breaking news," Dana began. "A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Aliens Enemies Act and blocked the administration from deporting some alleged gang members."

She then brought in fellow correspondent Priscilla Alvarez who addressed the latest issue in Trump's administration.

Priscilla stated: "Dana, this is a significant blow for the Trump administration which has wanted to lean on this sweeping wartime authority, the Aliens Enemies Act.

"Well, a federal judge in Texas saying just moments ago that the president exceeded his authority by invoking this law that was intended to be used during wartime."

Rodriguez wrote, the Trump administration does "not possess the lawful authority under the AEA, and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country."

"The President cannot summarily declare that a foreign nation or government has threatened or perpetrated an invasion or predatory incursion of the United States, followed by the identification of the alien enemies subject to detention or removal," the judge wrote.

He continued: "Allowing the President to unilaterally define the conditions when he may invoke the AEA, and then summarily declare that those conditions exist, would remove all limitations to the Executive Branch's authority under the AEA, and would strip the courts of their traditional role of interpreting Congressional statutes to determine whether a government official has exceeded the statute's scope. The law does not support such a position."

CNN correspondent Priscilla added: "This is again the first time that a federal judge is weighing in on whether or not the president exceeded his authority."

The Venezuelans suing had narrowly avoided being sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act when two flights took migrants to the country's notorious CECOT prison in March.

They were continuing to sue so that the administration wouldn't try again to deport them under the Alien Enemies Act. The judge says other immigration laws governing deportations could still be used, and the men are still being held in a facility in south Texas.