Overview

• The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7–2 emergency ruling, temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act without due process.
• The decision follows reports of over 200 Venezuelan and Salvadoran men already deported to El Salvador’s controversial CECOT prison, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose removal was later admitted as an 'administrative error.'
• Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, calling the majority's intervention legally questionable, while the administration continues to defend its actions as lawful.
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen, after visiting Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, warned that denying constitutional rights in such cases threatens broader protections for all Americans.
• The Trump administration has vowed to fight the stay, characterizing the litigation as meritless and driven by activist groups, while the policy’s legality remains under judicial review.