In a bold statement on Monday, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. simply cannot afford to give every individual they wish to deport a trial. "Doing so would take, without exaggeration, 200 years," he claimed on his Truth Social platform.

This remark comes amid a surge of deportations targeting Venezuelan migrants—many of whom have no criminal records—signifying a sharp spike in aggressive immigration policies.

Wartime Deportations: A Troubling Legal Precedent

In a concerning legal maneuver, lawyers revealed that the Trump administration is gearing up to execute deportations of Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas under a rarely invoked 1798 law. This Alien Enemies Act, historically applicable only during wartime, allows deportations without judicial review, raising serious questions about its constitutionality.

Civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have urgently called for Supreme Court intervention as migrants face deportation without the chance to defend their cases.

A Temporary Halt from the Supreme Court

In a twist, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on deportations under this controversial act, establishing that the government may proceed with deportations only if detainees are given proper due process to contest their removal.

As the immigration debate intensifies, one thing is clear: the intersection of law, human rights, and politics in America is becoming increasingly complex.