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A US judge has canceled a scheduled hearing on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the deportations to proceed.

Some shit you should know before you read: If you’re unaware, the Alien Enemies Act is a wartime law passed in 1798 that grants the president authority to detain, deport, or restrict the movements of foreign nationals from countries considered hostile during times of war or declared conflict. The law was last notably used during World War II, when the US government detained and deported German, Italian, and Japanese nationals following the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Donald Trump invoked the act, arguing that it allows him to swiftly deport certain undocumented migrants he deems national security threats, particularly those from Venezuela and affiliated with the criminal gang Tren-de-agua.

What’s going on now: In a notable development, US District Judge James Boasberg canceled a scheduled hearing that was set to examine whether the Trump administration should be held in contempt for allegedly violating a prior court order halting deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The cancellation came in direct response to a Supreme Court ruling issued the night before, which lifted Boasberg’s temporary restraining order and allowed the administration to resume deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members—so long as detainees are granted due process to challenge their removal.

The Supreme Court’s decision, delivered in a 5-4 vote, was procedural in nature, focusing on jurisdiction rather than the constitutionality of the administration’s actions. The majority ruled that legal challenges to the deportations must be filed in Texas, where the migrants are detained, not in Washington, DC, where Boasberg presides. The opinion noted that detainees must receive timely notice of their pending deportation and be given an opportunity to seek habeas relief before removal.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing in concurrence, stressed that all nine justices agreed on the importance of due process, though they were divided over where and how that process should occur. The Court’s three liberal justices—Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented, joined in part by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

In her dissent, Sotomayor criticized the majority for granting the administration “extraordinary relief” without fully addressing the harm posed to the deportees, warning that the decision undermines core legal protections.

This comes as the White House and President Trump have framed the ruling as a win, with the President saying it was a “GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE IN AMERICA.”