The U.S. Supreme Courtroom issued a ruling early Saturday morning blocking, at the least for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas beneath an 18th century wartime regulation.
The justices instructed the Trump administration to not take away Venezuelans held within the Bluebonnet Detention Middle “till additional order of this court docket.”
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the bulk opinion.
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Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the U.S. gesture seen upon arrival at Simon Bolivar Worldwide Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on April 4, 2025. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP through Getty Photographs)
The court docket’s ruling comes after an emergency enchantment from the American Civil Liberties Union arguing that federal immigration authorities seemed to be working to renew the removing of migrants from the U.S. beneath the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Two federal judges earlier declined to step in and the U.S. fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals has not made any choice.
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A Venezuelan migrant repatriated from the U.S. walks upon arrival at Simon Bolivar Worldwide Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on April 4, 2025. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP through Getty Photographs)
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The Alien Enemies Act has solely been invoked three earlier instances in U.S. historical past, with the newest being throughout World Warfare II to carry Japanese-American civilians in internment camps.
The Trump administration claims the act gave them the authority to swiftly take away immigrants they accuse of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang, no matter their immigration standing.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
