The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal alien gang members from the United States.
The order from the high court reverses a lower court ruling from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. Boasberg temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the Alien Enemies Act in a case involving five Venezuelan nationals, as well as on anyone else who may be affected.
The ruling is a significant win for the Trump administration that has leveraged the 18th century law to expedite the removal of criminal alien gang members from the United States. The Trump administration has likened the alien gangs present in the United States to a foreign “invasion or predatory incursion” that justifies the law’s use.
The Supreme Court ruled in the case 5-4, with all but Justice Amy Coney Barrett from the court’s…
