The US Supreme Court on Saturday issued a temporary order halting the deportation of certain Venezuelan nationals identified by the Trump Administration as members of violent gangs, including the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua.
In an unsigned brief, the high court directed that “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.” But the court did not say when it would revisit the issue.
The ruling puts a pause on a portion of the administration’s recent immigration enforcement actions carried out under the Enemy Aliens Act, which the administration has cited in its efforts to expedite the removal of individuals deemed threats to national security.
According to officials, more than 50 Venezuelan nationals were scheduled to be deported on the next flight. Five deportation flights have already been conducted as part of this process. The flights have been going to El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele, is working with the Trump Administration to detain violent criminal illegal foreign nationals.
