Jonathan Turley weighed in tonight on today’s Supreme Court ruling and what it really means regarding the administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport criminal illegals designated as terrorists, like Tren de Aragua.
In short, Turley explains that the legality of the Administration using the AEA hasn’t actually been decided yet. The Supreme Court is simply saying more notice needs to be given than what they did back in April.
He explains below:
The Supreme Court delivered a blow to the Trump Administration in blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. However, the Court only did so based on the lack of notice (24 hours) afforded by the Administration. It did not rule on the legality of the use of the AEA…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 16, 2025
…The Court expressly stated: "To be clear, we decide today only that the detainees are entitled to more notice than was given on April 18." …
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 16, 2025
…That still leaves much to be decided including what notice is required: “it is not optimal for this Court, far removed from the circumstances on the ground, to determine in the first instance the precise process necessary to satisfy the Constitution in this case. We remand the case to the Fifth Circuit for that purpose.”
..Both the legality of using the act and the required notice remain undecided (beyond the fact that 24 hours is clearly not enough)…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 16, 2025
…The court is pumping the brakes as a warning to the Administration that it must give these individuals and the courts more time to consider these issues.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) May 16, 2025