President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to roll back its decision to block the deportation of Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador, arguing that the early-morning order was overbroad and premature.

The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court. It carries the risk of a significant clash between the two coequal branches of government and potentially a full-blown constitutional crisis.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. A group of Venezuelan migrants had been scheduled to be flown out of the country under the little-used wartime statute, according to people familiar with the matter.