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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Alien Enemies Act use for deportations

Name: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Alien Enemies Act use for deportations
Uploaded: 2025-03-28T11:05:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: President Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow deportation flights to continue under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This comes as several courts have held a block on flights after more than 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

President Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow deportation flights to continue under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This comes as several courts have held a block on flights after more than 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.