UNITED STATES Supreme Court building (Flickr/Geoff Livingston).

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump Administration has the authority to deport Venezuelan migrants but only when they are given a court hearing before being taken out of the country.

According to the Associated Press, the court ruled that under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, the federal government had the right to deport persons termed “an invading force” but those subject to deportation must be allowed a hearing within a “reasonable time.”

The law been used three times: in the War of 1812, World War I and World War II. Members of the Tren de Aragua gang are considered in this case to be the “invading force.”

Monday’s action overturned a lower court ruling temporarily stopping the deportation.

Another wild day on Wall Street

The prospect of the imposition of tariffs levied against many of America’s major trading partners – or the possibility of a reprieve – sent U.S. financial markets on another roller coaster ride on Monday.

STOCK INDEXES gyrated on Monday (Shutterstock).

The New York Times reports that the Standard and Poor 500 dived by 4.7 percent, reversed course and showed a gain of 3.4 percent Monday morning, before finally settling on a loss of 0.2 percent.
That’s 17.6 percent below its high point in February.

The collection of the tariffs is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

On Monday President Trump threatened to hike the tariffs on China all the way to 104 percent if that nation didn’t rescind its planned 34 percent levy on American goods.

ALSO IN THE NEWS: In a visit to The White House on Monday, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu promised to end his nation’s trade deficit with the U.S. (United Press International) …. A study released on Monday indicated that weight loss drugs like Ozempic are linked to cases of low blood sugar, although “serious adverse effects” are uncommon (UPI),

Weather: Heating up a bit

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the temperatures in the 80s in our West Orange County area, but that’s just over the horizon. The forecast calls for a daytime high of 76 on Tuesday with an overnight low of 54 under partly cloudy skies. That cloud cover will remain for most of the week. Wednesday will warm to 78 (54) and then again to 82 (56) on Thursday and 82 (55) on Friday.