US Supreme Court building. (Photo: Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked new deportations for deportations early on Saturday, until the High Court considered the case of several Texas immigrants who say there is a risk of “immediate removal” of cases of several Texas immigrants.
The judge published one page order Immediately after 1am, he instructs the government to “not exclude members of the presumed rank from the United States until further orders by this court.”
The order has not been signed, so conservative justice was opposed by Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
A rare overnight order followed a surge in activity on Friday after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals It was rejected immigrants’ appeal against temporary restraining orders.
Federal judge for the Northern District of Texas on Thursday It was rejected The petitioner was at “immediate risk of summary removal.” Because the immigration officer said he would not deport immigrants until the district court settles it, and he said in the immigration submission. Appeal Removal is illegal.
The American Civil Liberties Union violated the matter by asking the Supreme Court to take up the matter on Friday after the group said “clients will be loaded onto the bus and probably headed to the airport.” Previous Arbitration From the judge.
The Venezuelan male lawyer was held at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas. “We learned that Bluebonnet officials are distributing notifications in English only under the alien enemy law.
“Therefore, these removals can occur at any time,” the ACLU wrote in it. application.
President Donald Trump in mid-March sparked the alien enemy law of 1798, causing the removal of Venezuelans under the age of 14, and the administration was linked to the Tren de Lagua gang.
Deportation has raised legal challenges Roll it up separately Federal court. Many male families in Venezuela They say they don’t have gang bonds And they are illegally deported without legitimate procedures.