Overview

• The Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a law historically used only during wartime.
• The emergency ruling followed an ACLU appeal, arguing that detainees were being deported without adequate notice or the opportunity to challenge their removal in court.
• The administration has defended the deportations by labeling alleged gang members as part of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua group, which it has classified as a terrorist organization.
• Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a request urging the Court to lift its stay, arguing that lower courts had not conducted sufficient fact-finding in the case.
• Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, with Alito indicating plans to issue a detailed opinion on the matter.