Trump Takes Victory Lap as Supreme Court Lifts Hold on Deportations Using 1798 Law: ‘A GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE!’

President Donald Trump heaped praise on the Supreme Court Tuesday for handing him a major legal win by allowing his administration to enforce the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations of alleged gang members.

In an unsigned emergency order, the Court lifted lower court restrictions and let Trump invoke the 226-year-old wartime law, greenlighting a dramatic escalation in his immigration crackdown. The Court emphasized, however, that anyone deported under the Alien Enemies Act must be given formal notice and a chance to challenge their removal in the federal court where they’re held.

Trump wasted no time celebrating the moment, blasting out an early morning Truth Social post in all caps: “A GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE IN AMERICA.”

“The Supreme Court has upheld the Rule of Law in our Nation by allowing a President, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our Borders, and protect our families and our Country, itself,” Trump wrote.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh to form the five-justice majority — while Justice Amy Coney Barrett broke ranks and sided with the Court’s three liberals in a significant dissent.

The ruling, though temporary, is a clear signal from the Court’s conservative majority and a rebuke to District Judge James Boasberg, who had blocked Trump from using the law to deport five Venezuelan migrants and others in the same category.

Trump officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, hailed the ruling as a vindication.

“President Trump was proven RIGHT once again!” Noem posted. Bondi called it a “landmark victory.”

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