Trump to resume Alien Enemies Act deportations after SCOTUS ruling

The Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration lifting the order blocking the deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act

The high court's five to four ruling states migrants being deported under the Alien Enemies Act must be given notice so they can challenge their deportation

The notice must be afforded within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue before such removal occurs

In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh writes, The court's disagreement with the dissenters is not over whether the detainees receive judicial review of their transfers

All nine members of the court agree that judicial review is available

The only question is where that judicial review should occur. The court rules individuals filing to challenge their removal should do so in the district in which they're being detained

In her dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan, Jackson and Barrett for some parts

called the court's legal conclusion suspect, writing, Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson also dissented, writing her own opinion

The president of the United States has invoked a centuries-old wartime statute

to whisk people away to a notoriously brutal foreign-run prison. For lovers of liberty this should be quite concerning The 1798 Alien Enemies Act gives the president the power either during declared war or an invasion to apprehend non people

and remove them from the country. In March, President Trump signed an executive order

invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which has only been enacted three times in our country's history

and each time during major conflict. The War of 1812, World War I, and World War II

according to the Brennan Center for Justice. In his order, Trump declared Trende Aragua gang

members a, quote, designated foreign terrorist organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare

and undertaking hostile actions against the United States. Last month, D.C. District Court

Chief Judge James Bosberg issued a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration

from removing suspected TDA members. Tonight's decision is a landmark victory for the rule of law

An activist judge in Washington, D.C. does not have the jurisdiction to seize control

of President Trump's authority to conduct foreign policy and keep the American people safe

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X. Last month, the Trump administration began deporting what they called

suspected TDA gang members to a mega prison in El Salvador. It's unclear if those already deported will be able to challenge their deportations

For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. For more on this story, download the Straight Arrow News app or visit san.com