Trump tells Supreme Court his authority is under siege in deportation showdown

The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the president’s authority to protect the nation is under siege from lower court rulings, using a final brief in a high-stakes deportation case to accuse federal judges of imperiling the executive branch’s core powers.

In the filing – the last before justices are slated to rule on President Donald Trump's use of a 1798 immigration law to deport Venezuelan nationals – administration lawyers outlined what they call a pattern of judicial overreach and mounting efforts by federal courts to rein in the president’s agenda.

"A single district court cannot broadly disable the President from discharging his most fundamental duties, regardless of the order’s label, and irrespective of its duration," U.S. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris said Wednesday in the filing.

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