WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday extended his temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. The initial restraining order was set to expire Saturday. It is now extended through April 12.

The extension was granted after the plaintiffs in the case requested it for “good cause,” saying the original grounds for the judge granting the temporary restraining order continue to exist. The judge said good cause also exists to grant him more time to consider both sides’ arguments.

The order from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg comes the same day the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the 18th century wartime law. President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II earlier this month to justify the deportation of hundreds of people under a presidential proclamation calling the Tren de Aragua gang an invading force.

The Alien Enemies Act allows noncitizens to be deported without the opportunity for a hearing before an immigration or federal court judge.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed its lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of five Venezuelans who are not U.S. citizens who are being held in Texas.

In his original ruling earlier this month, Boasberg said immigrants facing deportation must have an opportunity to challenge their designations as alleged gang members. He said there is “a strong public interest in preventing the mistaken deportation of people based on categories they have no right to challenge."

In his order Friday, Boasbeg said the Trump administration has “not committed to granting the Venezuelan deportees any opportunity to challenge their classification before summary removal.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.