The American Civil Liberties Union said in a court filing that Immigration Customs Enforcement officials are using a point-based system to ascertain if illegal migrants belong to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a determination that would qualify them for expedited removal without a hearing, ABC News first reported Monday.

In its filing on Friday requesting a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration from deporting suspected gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, the ACLU included a checklist purportedly used by ICE titled “Alien Enemy Validation Guide,” with six categories, within which are subcategories with points assigned to them.

If an illegal migrant scores 8 points or higher, another ICE form advises agents to “proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled ‘Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act,'” according to the report.

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