Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations
Deported individuals from the US exit an aircraft at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on March 24.
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Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let his administration resume deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without hearings, escalating a high-profile showdown that is testing the ability of federal judges to enforce limits on the president’s power.
The request seeks to toss out a temporary halt imposed by a federal trial judge on deportations under a wartime statute Trump invoked in a March 15 proclamation. A federal appeals court in Washington ruled against the administration on a 2-1 vote Wednesday.