Mar 28, 2025
Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations fight
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to approve his administration’s use of a 1798 law to expedite the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members. His legal team argues that the courts should not interfere with the president’s authority on national security matters.
In a Justice Department filing, the administration requested the Supreme Court to overturn a March 15 order by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington. The judge's ruling temporarily halted the deportations while legal challenges against Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act proceed. Historically, this 18th-century law has only been used during wartime.