Case Info: A.A.R.P. v. Trump, Case No. 24A1007 | Date Decided: 5/16/25

Link to Docket: Here.

Question Presented: Whether Venezuelan nationals detained as alleged members of a terrorist organization are entitled to constitutionally adequate notice and opportunity to challenge their removal before being deported under the Alien Enemies Act, and if so, what minimum notice requirements must the government provide to satisfy due process.

Holding: The Supreme Court granted the application for an injunction. The Supreme Court also granted the applicants’ request to treat the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court vacated and remanded the Fifth Circuit decision. The Supreme Court instructed the Fifth Circuit to address (1) all the normal preliminary injunction factors, including likelihood of success on the merits, as to the named plaintiffs’ underlying habeas claims that the Alien Enemies Act does not authorize their removal pursuant to the President’s March 14, 2025, Proclamation, and (2) the issue of what notice is due, as to the putative class’s due process claims against summary removal.

Voting Details: The Supreme Court delivered a Per Curiam opinion. Justice Kavanaugh wrote a concurring opinion. Justice Alito wrote a dissenting opinion, with whom Justice Thomas joined.

Link to Opinion: Here.

Timestamps:

00:00 Bottom Line Up Front Summary

04:15 Summary of Per Curiam Opinion

13:54 Summary of Justice Kavanaugh Concurring Opinion

15:39 Summary of Justice Kavanaugh Dissenting Opinion