The Trump administration can deport illegal aliens to nations other than their home countries, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court lifted a previous order from a federal judge who had previously blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens to alternative countries without “due process.”
While the court did not explain its ruling, it “granted the Trump administration’s emergency request” to put U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s injunction on hold, Politico reported.
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
Justice Sotomayor claimed in the dissenting opinion that the court was “rewarding lawlessness.”
“By rewarding lawlessness, the Court once again undermines that foundational principle,” Justice Sotomayor argued. “Apparently, the Court finds the idea
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