Venezuelan Migrants

Trump Requests US Supreme Court To Overturn Deportation Ban, Citing Alien Enemies Act

The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, relying on an 18th-century wartime law while legal battles continue. The Department of Justice has formally requested the court to lift a ruling by Washington, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who...

Venezuelan Migrants Entitled to Hearings Before Deportation, US Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled on Monday that Venezuelan migrants facing deportation under an 18th-century law invoked by the Trump administration must be allowed to challenge their removal in court, Reuters reported. The decision blocks an effort by the government to expedite deportations without judicial oversight. Earlier this month, President Donald...

Trump Despite Court Order Deports Hundreds of Venezuelan Migrants To El Salvador Invoking Wartime Law

The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants to El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s temporary order blocking such removals. The flights were already in the air when U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued the ruling on Saturday evening, barring deportations under an 18th-century wartime law invoked to target...