Dozens of Venezuelan migrants told of imminent deportation under US wartime law

19/4/2025 6:24

Lawyers for Venezuelan men detained in Texas asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block what the lawyers said were the men's imminent deportation by the Trump administration without the judicial review required by the Supreme Court.



The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court. It carries the potential for a significant clash between the two coequal branches of government and possibly even a full-blown constitutional crisis.



In a court filing, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union said dozens of the men held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas, were handed forms indicating they were classified as members of the Tren de Aragua gang and would be deported.



The lawyers filed with the Supreme Court after failing to get a rapid response from earlier filings on Friday before U.S. District Judge James Hendrix in Abilene, Texas, and the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to block any such deportations.