The U.S. Supreme Court docket issued a ruling early Saturday morning blocking, not less than for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas underneath an 18th century wartime regulation.
The justices instructed the Trump administration to not take away Venezuelans held within the Bluebonnet Detention Heart “until further order of this court.”
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the bulk opinion.
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 Pictures)
The courtroom’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 elimination of migrants from the U.S. underneath the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Two federal judges earlier declined to step in and the U.S. fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals has not made any determination.
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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 Pictures)
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The Alien Enemies Act has solely been invoked three earlier occasions in U.S. historical past, with the latest being throughout World Conflict 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.
