Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations fight

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Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations fight

By John Kruzel, Reuters - 10:42 AM ET 3/28/2025 default

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow his use of a 1798 law to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as his administration sought to undo a judicial block on this element of the Republican president's hardline approach toward immigration.

The Justice Department in a filing asked the court to lift Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's March 15 order calling for a temporary halt of the summary removals of the Venezuelans while a legal challenge to Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to justify the deportations plays out. The 18th century law historically has been used only in wartime.

(Reporting by Andrew Chung)

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