According to a Fox News report, the Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on a restraining order that temporarily blocks the use of an 18th-century wartime immigration law to deport Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.
From Fox News:
The appeal comes shortly after the DC. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Wednesday to uphold a lower court’s decision to temporarily block the administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act for a 14-day period, to allow the judge time to review the merits of the case.
The Trump administration had vowed to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court if the three-judge panel in D.C. further blocked them from using the 1798 wartime law to carry out its deportation agenda.
In the filing, U.S. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris told the Supreme Court that the lower court’s “flawed” orders “threaten the government’s sensitive negotiations with foreign powers,” and risk “serious and perhaps irreparable harm if not immediately reviewed” by the high court.
At minimum, the Trump administration said, the Supreme Court should grant an administrative stay to allow them to continue using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals while the court considers the government’s orders.
They also sharply criticized the appeals court’s decision handed down Wednesday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt railed against the court ruling, which she described to Fox News on Wednesday as an “unauthorized infringement” on the president’s authority.
The administration “will act swiftly to seek Supreme Court review to vindicate the president’s authority, defend the Constitution, and Make America Safe Again,” Leavitt added.
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