ACLU urges US supreme court to block ‘imminent’ deportations of Venezuelans

Summary

The US supreme court has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt the deportation of Venezuelan men in immigration custody, after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices. The supreme court has allowed some deportations under the AEA, but has previously ruled they could proceed only if those about to be removed had a chance to argue their case in court and were given “a reasonable time” to contest their pending removals. Before the supreme court decision, Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, denounced the reported plan. “We cannot stand by,” Jayapal wrote on social media, as the Trump administration “continues to disappear people”. Hours before the supreme court ruling was announced, an appeals court in Washington DC temporarily halted Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over its deportation flights to El Salvador last month.

Additional Summaries

The American Civil Liberties Union has sued Texas to stop deportations of Venezuelan men under the Alien Enemies Act, claiming improper gang identifications without legal review. The Supreme Court previously allowed such deportations but required notice for removals, yet in practice, individuals were ordered deported based on paperwork identifying them as Tren de Aragua gang members at Bluebonnet detention center. Democrats criticize the administration for disregarding the court's ruling and creating a pattern of enforcement targeting vulnerable individuals.