A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a Venezuelan couple who were detained by immigration authorities this month despite having legal authorization to live and work in the United States, calling their apprehensions baseless and unlawful.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of a presidential proclamation to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to an El Salvador prison, asserting a temporary pause from a lower court has unlawfully interfered with basic powers of the executive branch.