The Supreme Court has extended the freeze on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations. In a 7-2 vote the court ruled that Trump violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its expedited removal efforts using the 18th century wartime law. The block is temporary but Venezuelan immigrants can’t be deported until lower court cases are resolved.
BREAKING: Supreme Court extends existing block on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants [image or embed]
— Axios (@axios.com) May 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From Axios:
The Trump administration in March defied a federal judge’s order barring the deportation of about 250 people the government claims are Tren de Aragua gang members.
The government argued the deportation flights, which were not turned around as ordered, had taken off before the judge’s written order came through and were justified under the Alien Enemies Act.
Following lower court rulings, the Supreme Court last month allowed the administration to resume use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.
But the court said the government has to give deportees “reasonable time” to challenge their removal in court before leaving the country.
Read more here.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court retained a temporary block on deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under a wartime law. [image or embed]
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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