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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act

The Court halted the Trump administration's deportations of Venezuelan detainees, citing concerns over due process violations and pending further judicial review.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023.
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Overview

  • The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay preventing the deportation of Venezuelan nationals detained in Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, pending further court proceedings.
  • The ruling follows reports that detainees at the Bluebonnet Detention Center had been loaded onto buses for imminent deportation despite earlier Supreme Court requirements for due process.
  • The Court's decision comes after the ACLU filed an emergency appeal, arguing that the administration failed to provide proper notice and an opportunity for detainees to challenge their removal.
  • Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the 7-2 decision, which underscores tensions between executive authority and judicial oversight.
  • The case highlights concerns over the use of the Alien Enemies Act, last invoked during World War II, and the conditions awaiting deportees in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.