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US Supreme Court Lifts Order Barring Deportations Under Wartime Law

President Donald Trump had asked the Supreme Court to allow deportations using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (Credit: AFP)

The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court order barring the deportation of undocumented migrants using an obscure wartime law, in a victory for the Trump administration.

But the nation's top court also said that migrants subject to deportation under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act must be given an opportunity to legally challenge their removal.

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