Trump Administration Awaits Supreme Court Decision on Controversial Deportations

Legal and human rights challenges intensify as deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act face scrutiny over due process violations and wrongful removals.

• President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport over 130 Venezuelan migrants allegedly tied to the Tren de Aragua gang, despite a federal court order to halt the flights.
• The administration is seeking Supreme Court approval to resume deportations, arguing national security concerns, while critics highlight due process violations and wrongful deportations.
• Legal advocacy groups, including the ACLU, have filed lawsuits, citing arbitrary criteria such as tattoos and clothing used to label migrants as gang members.
• El Salvador's president mocked the U.S. court order to stop deportations after planes carrying deportees had already landed in a controversial prison facility criticized for human rights abuses.
• Cases like that of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident with legal protections who was mistakenly deported, have amplified concerns over executive overreach and judicial defiance.

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