Supreme Court Backs Trump on Fed. Firings & Alien Enemies Act, Signals Robust Judicial Oversight for Deportations

The U.S. Supreme Court delivers two pivotal rulings today, April 8, 2025, bolstering President Donald Trump’s authority on both domestic workforce restructuring and immigration enforcement, while simultaneously reinforcing the necessity of judicial oversight in deportation cases. In a 5-4 decision, the Court sides with the Trump administration, allowing the termination of 16,000 probationary federal employees across six agencies to proceed, overturning a lower court order that had mandated their reinstatement. In a separate ruling, the Court permits Trump to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expedite deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, but mandates due. . .