The administration of United States President Donald Trump asked on Friday the US Supreme Court to quash the previous federal court ruling blocking deportations of Venezuelan gang members under the Alien and Enemies Act of 1798.
Under the initial ruling, the Trump administration was barred from continuing deportations of the alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which Trump had previously designated as a terrorist organization. A federal appeals court in Washington DC, upheld the ruling on Thursday.
According to a court filing, the administration asked the Supreme Court to issue an administrative stay of the district court order while the appeal is being considered. "This case presents fundamental questions about who decides how to conduct sensitive national-security-related operations in this country—the President, through Article II, or the Judiciary, through TROs [temporary restraining orders]. The Constitution supplies a clear answer: the President," the appeal read.
