Supreme Court makes new decision after Donald Trump reintroduced 227-year-old law last used in WW2

The U.S. Supreme Court has just stopped Donald Trump from using a very old law to deport people. This law, called the Alien Enemies Act, was written back in 1798, more than 200 years ago. It was originally meant for times when the U.S. was at war with another country. It has only been used three times in history—during the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.

Trump recently tried to bring it back, using it in March to deport 238 people he claimed were part of a violent Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua. He sent them to El Salvador, where they are now locked up in a large and brutal prison known for its terrible conditions. Trump argued that these people were part of a foreign terrorist group threatening the U.S., even though the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela. That’s where the problem started.

The deportation happened even though a federal judge had already said it shouldn’t go ahead. Later, it turned out that some of the people Trump deported may not have committed any crimes at all. Yet now, they’re stuck in that harsh prison environment, possibly by mistake.

The Supreme Court stepped in and said Trump couldn’t keep using this outdated law to deport people so quickly. The justices voted 7 to 2 to keep a block in place that stops Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act without giving people proper notice or a fair chance to fight their removal in court. They made it clear that telling someone only 24 hours before deportation and not explaining how they can defend themselves in the legal system is unfair.

Trump was furious after hearing the decision. On his social media platform, Truth Social, he complained that the Supreme Court was preventing him from doing his job. He said they were stopping him from kicking out criminals like murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even people he described as mentally ill. He also complained that he now has to follow a long and costly legal process for each person he wants to deport, which could take years.

In short, the court reminded Trump that even people accused of crimes have legal rights, and he can’t bypass those rights by using an old wartime law unless the country is actually at war.