The US Supreme Court has temporarily paused the deportation of Venezuelan migrants accused of being members of a notorious gang, as ordered by the Trump administration. The Court’s decision on Saturday intervenes in the deportation process initiated last month under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a law dating back to the 18th century.
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to begin the deportation of Venezuelan migrants suspected of links to the Tren de Aragua gang. The plan involved expelling these individuals to El Salvador, where they would face imprisonment in a maximum-security prison.
The AEA has been infamously used in the past during times of war, including the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II. The Supreme Court’s order directs the US government to halt the removal of the detainees until further notice.
This temporary suspension puts a halt to the administration’s efforts to remove individuals it claims pose a threat, under a rarely invoked law, as the Court evaluates the case.
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