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The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld its block on the president's deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law that has historically been used only in times of war, blaming the Donald Trump administration for attempting to deport them without due process, RFE/RL reports.
In a brief and unsigned opinion, the justices granted a request by the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents migrants, to temporarily stay the deportations.
On April 19, the court ordered a temporary halt to deportations of dozens of migrants held in a Texas detention center by the Trump administration.
The deportations are part of the Republican president's immigration crackdown since he returned to office in January.
ACLU lawyers asked the Supreme Court to intervene after they reported on April 18 that the Trump administration would soon deport migrants without due notice or the opportunity to challenge the deportations. The justices agreed on Friday.
Due process requires the government to provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing before taking certain adverse actions.
Trump criticized the Supreme Court's action, writing on social media: "This is a bad and dangerous day for America!"
The US president also expressed regret that according to the ruling, illegal immigrants who he said had committed crimes "should not be forcibly removed without going through a long, drawn-out and expensive legal process that could take years." The ruling, Trump added, will also encourage other criminals to enter the country illegally, RFE/RL reports.
