A majority of the justices concluded that the Venezuelan migrants had brought their cases in the wrong court but that they were entitled to an opportunity to challenge their removal.

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a temporary ban on President Donald Trump's use of a 1798 law to speed up deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, civil rights groups brought a fresh challenge in a sign that legal battles over the Alien Enemies Act will continue.

The order marks a win for the Trump administration, even if temporary, and it could well be a harbinger of things to come as the administration continues to clash with federal courts.