The Supreme Court temporarily halted the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act on a group of Venezuelans in north Texas. The high court issued an order early Saturday morning, after the American Civil Liberties Union petitioned the Supreme Court following rejections to halt the action in multiple lower federal courts on Friday.

Federal judges in Colorado, New York and southern Texas promptly issued orders barring removal of detainees under the AEA until the administration provides

High court acts in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union over removals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.