5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge criticizes SCOTUS for blocking Trump deportations under AEA | 21 May 2025 | A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge is criticizing the Supreme Court for blocking President Trump's deportations of two allegedly illegal Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, wrote a concurring opinion Tuesday in which he argued the high court reversed the appeals court's unanimous decision that ruled the illegal immigrants, "identified as members of Tren de Aragua, a designated foreign terrorist organization, should not be allowed to proceed in this appeal" because of the court's lack of jurisdiction. "As an inferior court, we're duty-bound to follow Supreme Court rulings -- whether we agree with them or not. We don't have to like it. But we have to do it," Ho wrote. He stated that he has "sincere concerns about how the district judge as well as the President and other officials have been treated in this case."