Supreme Court orders Trump administration not to deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act for now
The justices said no action should be taken to pursue the deportations of any alleged Venezuelan gang members in Texas under the rarely used Alien Enemies Act.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court in the early hours of Saturday told the Trump administration not to take any action to deport Venezuelan men based in Texas it alleges are gang members.
The court did not grant or deny an application filed by lawyers for the detainees, but effectively hit pause on the case, which affects people currently held within the jurisdiction of the Northern District of Texas.
“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,” the brief order said.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 2, 2024.Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA via APTwo conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, disagreed with the Supreme Court decision, the order noted.
At around the same time, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request by the men, who the administration alleges are gang members, to halt any deportations under a wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act.
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