The Supremes have been distilled and the dregs are now exposed: Alito and Thomas will do anything to please the source of their sinecure, joining their Mad King in his opinion that the Constitutional right to due process may be ignored. Their allegiance is not to the law found in the Constitution, but rather to the politicians and wealthy business folks who have wined and dined them for decades. The crooked cats are out of the bag. How do I really feel?
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law.
Administration’s appeal to quickly deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act rejected with two dissenting
Lauren Gambino and agencies
Fri 16 May 2025 18.47 EDT
First published on Fri 16 May 2025 16.57 EDT
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The supreme court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to remove a temporary block on deportations of Venezuelans under a rarely used 18th-century wartime law.
Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
The court, which returned the case to a federal appeals court, had already imposed a temporary halt on deportations from a north Texas detention facility in a middle-of-the-night order issued last month.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the dissent, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
-The Guardian