Migration policy: Supreme Court continues to deport off Venezuelans

The government of US President Donald Trump is not allowed to deport a group of Venezuelan migrants, citing a war law from the 18th century. The Supreme Court of the United States extended a previously imposed deportation stop. The government had classified those affected as members of a violent gang and wanted to show them on the basis of the so -called Alien Enemies Act. The Supreme Court decision was not unanimous: the conservative judges Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito published a contradiction.

Trump apparently reacted to the decision. On the online platform Truth Social, he wrote in capital letters: “The Supreme Court does not allow us to throw criminals from our country!”

Several affected people who are in the state of Texas had sued their impending designation. The Supreme Court then initially imposed a preliminary stop. According to media reports, migrants should be flown out to El Salvador.

Many people have already deported

Around 200 Venezuelans have already been deported to a high -security prison after El Salvador – mainly citing the law. However, it is unclear whether everyone actually belongs to the gang specified. The case of a family man from the state of Maryland with Salvadorian citizenship, which was actually protected against persecution due to persecution, attracted special attention. The US government declares that a return from the prison in El Salvador is not possible.

However, the Supreme Court did not make a content to the legality of the government’s procedure. He referred the procedure to a Federal Court of Appeal to clarify whether the almost 230 -year -old law in this case can be used as a legal basis for deportation. The top judges critically commented on the government’s actions, in particular due to a lack of preliminary notice and unclear legal options for those affected to defend themselves against deportation.

Allegation of gang membership

At the center of the procedure is a decree issued by Trump, with which the criminal organization Tren de Aragua was declared a foreign terrorist group. According to US authorities, the gang is involved in drug trafficking, extortion and human trafficking. The government also accuses her of acting on behalf of the authoritarian leadership of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Caracas rejects the allegations.

The Trump government argues that alleged members of Tren de Aragua fall under the Alien Enemies Act because they committed “enemy actions” against the United States. The law allows the president to arrest or deport citizens of so -called enemy nations without regular procedures in war periods or at an invasion. It was used during the First and Second World War.

It is legally controversial whether the regulation can also be applied outside of a formal state of war and against non-state actors such as criminal organizations.