We really need our lawyer, Aaron Walker, to explain this one, because it's over this editor's head. Maybe he'll do a deep dive on it later, but the important thing is that in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Supreme Court directed the Trump administration to halt every deportation undertaken pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act. As X user @amuse says, "That unsigned stay did not confine itself to the two Venezuelan petitioners who had managed to file habeas papers in the Northern District of Texas. Instead, it protected an undefined putative class that no court had certified."

Putative: "generally considered or reputed to be." Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.

Margot Cleveland breaks down this latest case of judicial overreach in a lengthy thread:

 {ai:summary}<p>The Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to cease all deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, affecting a "putative class" that has not been certified by any court. Justices Thomas and Alito dissented, expressing concerns over judicial overreach.</p><p>Critics argue that the Court's intervention disrupts established norms by acting prematurely before the 5th Circuit could address the case. They contend that the stay is inappropriate as it applies to a non-existent class of plaintiffs, raising questions about the Court's motivations and consistency in handling politically charged issues. #illegals</p>

SCOTUS Directs Trump Not to Remove Any Member of ‘Putative Class’ of Detainees

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