The justices sent the case back to a lower court to consider whether the Alien Enemies Act can be used to deport immigrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump's administration to strip about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States of a temporary protected status.

The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.