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The Supreme Court has instructed the Trump administration not to deport a number of Venezuelan men in custody using a 1798 law.
The justices said: “The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court.”
Two of the conservatives on the court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, said they dissented from this opinion.
Following his inauguration in January President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, historically a wartime power, to deport members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, which he designated a terrorist organization.
According to Reuters on Friday the American Civil Liberties Union filled an urgent request to the Supreme Court following reports some men had been placed on buses and were about to be deported.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled that the Trump administration could only carry out deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act if those targeted have the chance to challenge their removal.
Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Saturday via email outside of regular office hours.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
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