a fire landscape will be planted on the opposite side of the path

the Supreme Court on April 7 authorized the Trump Administrations use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans who are accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang.whom the administration claimed was mistakenly deported due to an administrative error.

Photo Courtesy of California State ArchivesWhen a Supreme Court justice sounds the alarm that this ruling means immigrants and American citizens could be abducted off the streets by the government and imprisoned with no solid legal recourse.and referenced the deportation of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia.The implication of the governments position is that not only non-citizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets.

citizens could be ‘taken off the streets.Justice Sotomayor warned that under this ruling.

the conservative majority stated that the administration must give those detained under the Alien Enemies Act advance notice of impending deportation to allow detainees time to challenge the legality of their situation.

and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal.but this nations system of laws is designed to prevent.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued that the administration had deported Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador without due process.Stop AAPI Hate wrote on Instagram.

and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress.its not just a warning — its a five-alarm fire for democracy.