Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faulted his colleagues for temporarily halting deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act “literally in the middle of the night.” Alito’s dissent ...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration ...

Justice Samuel Alito dissented sharply after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans. Alito criticized the court's overnight intervention as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held ...

He also noted that the Supreme Court heard only from the ACLU, and not the government, before acting. "In sum, literally in the middle of the night, the Court issued unprecedented and legally ...

Joined by fellow conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, Alito said there was “dubious factual support” for granting the request in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union.