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Donald Trump's administration suffered a double legal blow on Friday when the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift a judge's injunction blocking the swift deportation of illegal immigrants to a country other than their own, such as El Salvador or Libya.
Also on Friday, the
Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision blocked the administration's request to resume the rapid deportation of Venezuelan nationals using the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used 1798 law.
Newsweek contacted the
Department of Justice for comment on Saturday via media inquiry form outside of regular office hours.
In a statement,
Trina Realmuto, lawyer and executive director of the National Immigration Litigation Alliance, celebrated the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision.
She said: "These protections are especially important given that we now know that just last week the government was actively seeking to deport people to Libya."
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Reacting to the Supreme Court ruling on his Truth Social website,
Trump wrote: "The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our Country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process, one that will take, possibly, many years for each person, and one that will allow these people to commit many crimes before they even see the inside of a Courthouse. The result of this decision will let more CRIMINALS pour into our Country, doing great harm to our cherished American public.
"It will also encourage other criminals to illegally enter our Country, wreaking havoc and bedlam wherever they go. The Supreme Court of the United States is not allowing me to do what I was elected to do. Sleepy
Joe Biden allowed MILLIONS of Criminal Aliens to come into our Country without any 'PROCESS' but, in order to get them out of our Country, we have to go through a long and extended PROCESS. In any event, thank you to Justice Alito and Justice Thomas for attempting to protect our Country. This is a bad and dangerous day for America!"