Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Detainees Under Alien Enemies Act
Supreme Court halts deportation of Venezuelans from Texas, citing lack of due process after ACLU appeal reveals risk of imminent removals.
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Saturday’s order gave us, not a moment too soon, the first sign that a majority of justices have gotten the message and are ready to respond accordingly.
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The order came after attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency appeal on Friday, saying the migrants were not provided enough notice to challenge their deportation.
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The Supreme Court’s decision to act with such urgency may signal its concern with the executive branch’s apparent disregard for the due process requirements laid out in its recent JGG decision.
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The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.
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The emergency ruling was a clear indicator that the high court, or at least seven of the nine justices, have finally realized that the Trump administration will not act in good faith when it comes to its desire to send people off for indefinite detention in a foreign gulag.
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The speed with which the court acted is itself a signal of the gravity of the situation.
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The act has only been invoked rarely in American history.
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Trump is using a law intended for wartime to carry out expedited deportations.
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The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court.
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Since taking office in January, Trump's hard-line immigration policies have encountered a number of legal hurdles.
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Trump’s use of the wartime legislation, last used during World War II, to deport alleged members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang by claiming they are “conducting irregular warfare” in the US has prompted a vigorous debate over the constitution’s ability to rein in executive power.
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The act has only been invoked three previous times in U.S. history, most recently during World War II to hold Japanese-American civilians in internment camps.
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The Trump administration was aware that a deluge of legal challenges was likely to follow.
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The act has only been invoked three previous times in U.S. history, most recently during World War II to hold Japanese-American civilians in internment camps.
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The court's ruling comes after an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union arguing that federal immigration authorities appeared to be working to resume the removal of migrants from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
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The case raises questions not just about Trump’s aggressive and unprecedented use of presidential power in invoking the 18th century law, which has been used only when the country was at war, but also about whether his administration is complying with court orders.
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Federal judges in Colorado, New York and southern Texas have issued orders barring the removal of detainees under the AEA until the administration provides a process for them to make claims in court.
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Summary
In a swift decision early Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the deportation of Venezuelans held at Texas' Bluebonnet Detention Center under the Alien Enemies Act. This emergency order followed an ACLU appeal that outlined the imminent risk of deportations without due process, emphasizing earlier court rulings that mandated detainees be allowed to contest their removals. Justices Thomas and Alito dissented, indicating division on the bench. The administration had been accused of targeting these individuals, linking many to the Tren de Aragua gang, while critics raised concerns over constitutional violations and the administration's compliance with judicial oversight.
Perspectives
Attorneys for detained Venezuelans express concerns that deportations threaten their ability to contest removals and rights under judicial review laws, reinforced by recent Supreme Court rulings.
The U.S. Supreme Court paused the deportation of Venezuelan detainees, raising critical questions about due process and the balance of power between the Executive and Judicial branches.
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