Supreme Court allows deportations under 18th century wartime law

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane windows as they arrive at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela. File picture: Ariana Cubillos/AP

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must receive a court hearing before they are taken from the United States.

In a bitterly divided decision, the court said Venezuelans the administration claims are gang members must be given “reasonable time” to go to court.