The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s administration the greenlight to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime-era law — a dramatic escalation in his immigration crackdown.
In a 5-4 decision, the court lifted a Washington judge’s temporary block on using the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 statute previously reserved for wartime emergencies. The ruling allows deportations to continue, but under strict conditions: detainees must receive proper notice and be given a chance to seek habeas relief in the correct court before removal.
Trump invoked the law on March 15, citing national security threats from alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. His administration ordered swift deportations, bypassing standard procedures. Two deportation flights carried 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite an oral court order to halt them — a move that drew legal scrutiny.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi called the ruling a “landmark victory” and attacked the blocking judge, James Boasberg, as “an activist.” Trump, too, lashed out at Boasberg on social media, calling for his impeachment and labelling him a “Radical Left Lunatic.”
However, the court did not settle the core legal question: whether using the Alien Enemies Act is valid in the absence of a formal war. It also emphasized that legal challenges must proceed in Texas, where the migrants are held — not in Washington, D.C.
Civil liberties groups, led by the ACLU, filed suit arguing that the Act was misapplied and based on “sweeping assumptions.” Families of the deportees deny the gang affiliations, including the case of a Venezuelan youth football coach, allegedly misidentified because of a Real Madrid tattoo.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals in dissent.
A sweeping travel ban ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump will go into effect early Monday, barring entry to citizens from 12 countries and imposing partial restrictions on travelers from seven others. The move, set to begin at 12:01 a.m. ET, has drawn strong reactions both at home and abroad.
Russia’s Defense Ministry stated Sunday that it is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine regarding a planned exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers, which was scheduled to begin Saturday.
The European Commission pushed back Saturday against German media reports alleging it signed secret contracts with environmental NGOs to promote EU climate policy, calling the claims “false” and reaffirming its transparency in funding practices.
Russia announced that its self-imposed moratorium on deploying intermediate- and shorter-range missiles is coming to an end, accusing the United States and its allies of failing to reciprocate Moscow’s restraint.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and ongoing regional developments, Qatar’s Amiri Diwan announced Saturday evening.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
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Presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after being shot three times — including twice in the head — during a campaign event in Bogotá.
A 30-year-old woman was shot by police in Munich on Saturday evening after stabbing two people at Theresienwiese, a central park best known for hosting Oktoberfest.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed it carried out a third targeted attack against the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, early Tuesday morning, marking a new escalation in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture early Monday, causing no reported injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, officials confirmed.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
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