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Politics
Alex Galbraith

SCOTUS lifts ban on Trump deportations

The Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump on Monday night, lifting a judge's order barring the Trump admin from deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

In a 5-4 decision, the court vacated temporary restraining orders issued by D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg. The unsigned order from SCOTUS did not weigh whether Trump had the authority to deport people under the wartime law, saying instead that the case against the Trump administration was filed in the wrong venue. 

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