Trump can invoke Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members after 5-4 ruling, but with caveatsThe US supreme court on Monday allowed Donald Trump to use a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in wartime to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as part of the Republican president’s hardline approach to immigration, but with certain limits.The court, in an unsigned 5-4 ruling, granted the administration’s request to lift Washington-based US judge James Boasberg’s 15 March order that had temporarily blocked the summary deportations under Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act while litigation in the case continues. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-04-08 00:01:00
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US supreme court allows deportations under 18th century law with limits
