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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trumps calls on Supreme Court to let him deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Donald Trump is calling on the Supreme Court to allow his administration to resume removing immigrants from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old wartime law invoked for the fourth time in U.S. history to target Venezuelans.

“This case presents fundamental questions about who decides how to conduct sensitive national-security-related operations in this country,” according to the administration’s filing with the nation’s highest court on Friday.

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