
Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s hundreds of years of law to deport Venezuelan immigrants without a court hearing, a late-night ruling that marked a major setback in his active immigration policy.
The emergency ruling noted that two of the most conservative judges in the nine-member panel disagreed.
The order temporarily prevented the government from continuing to deport immigrants under the Alien Enemy Act of 1798, which was used to round up Japanese-American citizens during World War II.
Trump cited laws last month to deport Venezuelans to the notorious prison in El Salvador, which occupies thousands of gangs in the country.
The court’s verdict was triggered by the impending expulsion of dozens of Venezuelans under the bill late Friday, meaning they have little ability to hear evidence or question their case.
“The government was instructed not to evacuate any member of the defined detainee from the United States until further orders,” the court said.
Trump insists that he is cracking down on violent Venezuelan criminal gangs now classified as terrorists by the U.S. government to prove it, summed up being deported and detained El Salvadorans.
However, the policy has attracted opposition concerns that Republicans ignore the U.S. Constitution to accumulate power more broadly.
The Foreign Enemy Act’s “Walk” was conducted in amid government muscle attacks against large law firms, Harvard and other universities, as well as major independent media outlets.
The American Pirn Liberties Union welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling, leading an attempt to stop Friday’s planned deportation.
“These people are in imminent foreign prisons and have no chance to go to court,” said the lawyer Lee Gelernt.
On Saturday, the government filed a motion to the Supreme Court, arguing that it should not be prevented from using the Alien Enemy Act to expel it as terrorists.
The government also asserted that even if it was blocked, the court should state that such deportation could be performed using other laws.
Tattoo and due process
Trump won the White House election last November, in large part a commitment to fight his repeatedly claimed criminal migrants.
Trump’s remarks about rapists and murderers in suburban houses resonated with many voters who were paying attention to high levels of illegal immigration.
Trump has sent troops to the Mexican border, allegedly not taking enough action to stop illegal transit and designated terrorist groups like Tren de Aragua and MS-13 to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Laura Loomer, a right-wing influencer who often meets with Trump, said Saturday that the president is “kind” to people entering the country illegally, rather than having them “shoot” at the border.
Democrats and civil rights groups expressed shock at the erosion of constitutional rights.
According to Trump’s use of the Alien Enemy Act – previously only seen in the 1812 wars (World War I and World War II), immigrants were charged with gang membership and sent to El Salvador without being in front of a judge or being charged with crime.
Trump has also repeatedly stated that he would be willing to send U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to the El Salvador prison in the notorious Secot outside San Salvador.
Attorneys who have been deported from the Venezuelans say their clients are based primarily on tattoo-based goals.
In the most public case to date, Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to Cecot last month, before the Trump administration admitted to being sent there due to “administrative errors.”
Even after the court ruled that the Trump administration must promote Abreg Garcia’s return, Trump redoubled his efforts and insisted that he was a member of the gang — including a noticeable photo posted on social media on Friday that showed MS-13 on his knuckles.
As the courts challenge grows, the president and his allies repeatedly attack what they call “activist” judges.
Another right-wing influencer with large social media following, Jesse Kelly responded to the overnight order freezing deportation by posting: “Ignore the Supreme Court.”