US Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportations under antique law

 

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stopped President Donald Trump from using an old law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process. The decision came early Saturday and paused the use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used during World War II.

 

In response, Trump criticised the judiciary on his Truth Social account, calling judges and law enforcement “weak and ineffective.” Justice Samuel Alito, one of the dissenting justices, said the court acted in an unusual and legally questionable way by ruling without hearing both sides.

 

Democrats and rights groups say Trump is abusing his power by deporting migrants without proper legal hearings. Senator Amy Klobuchar warned that the country is “closer and closer to a constitutional crisis.”