U.S. Supreme Court blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants

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The U.S. Supreme Court curbed President Donald Trump by blocking the resumption of deportations of Venezuelans under the Colonial Alien Enemies Act of 1798, ensuring detainees must receive due process to challenge their removal.

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00:00U.S. Supreme Court corrupts President Donald Trump by blocking resumption of deportations

00:05of Venezuelans under the Colonial Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

00:10The justices remanded the case to an appeals court which must rule out the underlying questions

00:16such as whether the president's move be lawful or how far is it in advance, U.S. authorities

00:21must inform the affected migrants of their deportations.

00:26In that regard, the Supreme Court's decision poses a significant defeat for the Republican

00:30leader who has been pursuing an anachronistic act to expedite mass deportations and avoid

00:36the reviews regularly required before removing people from that country.

00:40However, the verdict is temporary as the legal battle over Trump's invocation has been waging

00:46simultaneously in multiple federal courts across the U.S.

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