Supreme Court lifts order blocking Trump from using Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
SUMMARY
The Supreme Court has handed Trump a big win, voting 5-4 to lift a lower court’s block on using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members, like Tren de Aragua thugs, to El Salvador’s mega-prison. The ruling trashed D.C. District Judge James Boasberg’s March order, which had paused Trump’s wartime law flex—his first since WWII—until April 12. The conservative majority said Boasberg’s court had no juice since the detainees are in Texas, not D.C., and Trump’s team “will likely win” the lawsuit filed there. They added deportees get notice and a shot at a hearing—just in the right place. Trump cheered on Truth Social, calling it a “GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE,” securing borders and families. Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to hunt down gang remnants and boot them out, slamming Boasberg’s overreach. The libs—Sotomayor, joined partly by Barrett—dissented, griping Trump dodged Congress’s rules and rushed deportations pre-hearing.
