By Jay Weaver and Verónica Egui Brito
The Supreme Court on Friday extended a block on the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members who are being detained in parts of Texas to a mega prison in El Salvador under a wartime powers act.
The justices also reprimanded federal authorities for failing to provide the detainees with more due process under the Alien Enemies Act.
In a 7-2 vote, the court’s emergency decision prevents immigration agents from removing alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang under the 1798 law as two detainees pursue their challenge in the federal Northern District of Texas.
President Donald Trump, in a post on his media platform Truth Social, immediately blasted the justices: “THE SUPREME COURT WON’T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!”
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