April 14, 2025
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What is Alien Enemies Act at centre of Trump deportation win in Supreme Court

The US supreme court on Monday lifted a lower court’s order that had blocked the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA)—a wartime law. In a narrow 5–4 ruling, the justices allowed deportations to resume, siding with the Trump administration’s decision to expel the migrants under a proclamation targeting the […]

Who is Amy Coney Barrett? Trump appointed judge who sided with liberals on deportation ruling

The US Supreme Court on Monday quashed a lower court order that had blocked the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants by the Trump administration under a wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.In the 5-4 ruling, chief justice John Roberts and four other conservative justices voted to lift the district court’s temporary block, […]