Supreme Court Lifts Order Blocking Trump From Using Wartime Law to Deport Suspected Venezuelan Gang Members
The Trump administration will be allowed to resume deporting suspected Venezuelan gangbangers under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act after the Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court order that blocked the deportations.
In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled that the Trump administration was “likely to succeed on the merits” in a lawsuit filed in a Washington, DC district court challenging the removal of five Venezuelan men under the centuries-old law.
“The detainees are confined in Texas, so venue is improper in the District of Columbia,” read the conservative majority opinion.
The court also determined that anyone the Trump administration is seeking to deport under the Alien Enemies Act must be afforded notice “within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek [a court hearing] in the proper venue before such removal occurs.” (Read more from “Supreme Court Lifts Order Blocking Trump From Using Wartime Law to Deport Suspected Venezuelan Gang Members” HERE)
