Civil rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to detain immigrants at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, alleging that the practice is unconstitutional and punitive.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan detainees under the Alien Enemies Act, ruling that the federal government must provide constitutionally sufficient notice before carrying out removals.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump Administration cannot deport Venezuelan detainees accused of being members of a gang using the wartime law, and referred the case back to a lower federal appeals court to determine if the migrants can be legally deported.
A federal court in New York has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s deportation efforts under the Alien Enemies Act, finding that there is no present “war,” “invasion,” or “predatory incursion” as required by the statute.