Not so fast. It appears that lawsuits were waiting in the wings for the supreme court’s decision.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ve-venezuelans
Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday took legal action to block the government from moving five Venezuelans out of the country until they can fight the government’s attempt to remove them under a rarely invoked law that gives the president the power to imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war.
Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr signed a temporary restraining order in Texas while Judge Alvin K Hellerstein said at a New York hearing that he planned to sign a temporary restraining order as well to block removals while the court challenges proceed.
The actions came after civil liberties lawyers in Texas and New York sued in defense of the Venezuelans who are at risk of removal from the US under the the 18-century Alien Enemies Act.
On Monday, the supreme court allowed the Trump administration to use the wartime law to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members, but it also ruled the administration must give them the chance to legally fight any deportation orders.
The ruling did not address the constitutionality of the act. The ACLU is asking the judge in Texas to decide on whether it was lawful to use the Alien Enemies Act.