Overview

• 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.