The highest court has been on a roll. And they’ve put out another whopper.
Now the Supreme Court shocked Democrats with a massively consequential decision.
Trump Scores Early Victory in Immigration Enforcement
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a significant boost on Monday, lifting a lower court injunction that had stalled deportations to third countries without prior notice. This decision marks a swift win for Trump as he pushes forward with his aggressive immigration agenda in his second term.
The 6-3 ruling saw the high court back the administration’s push, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent, signaling a clear path for Trump to enact his promised crackdown.
“Rather than allowing our lower court colleagues to manage this high-stakes litigation with the care and attention it plainly requires, this Court now intervenes to grant the Government emergency relief from an order it has repeatedly defied,” Justice Sotomayor remarked, voicing her frustration.
The move comes as Trump’s team works to streamline deportations, a key plank of his platform that’s already showing results.
With the legal hurdle cleared, the administration can now focus on executing its plans efficiently, a testament to Trump’s resolve to tackle border security head-on.
Legal Battle Over Third-Country Deportations Intensifies
At the heart of the dispute are migrants challenging their deportations to nations like South Sudan, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala—countries not their original homes.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston had previously ordered the Trump administration to hold these migrants in U.S. custody until they could undergo a “reasonable fear interview” to address fears of persecution or torture. This class-action lawsuit, backed by migrant lawyers, aimed to ensure due process, but the Supreme Court’s stay shifts the momentum.
Murphy stressed his order does not bar Trump “from executing removal orders to third countries.” Instead, he emphasized in an earlier order, “it simply requires” the government “to comply with the law when carrying” out such removals under the U.S. Constitution and the Trump administration’s wave of eleventh-hour removals and deportations.
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer countered that Murphy’s ruling had tied their hands, preventing the removal of “some of the worst of the worst illegal aliens,” including a group sent to South Sudan earlier this year.
Sauer noted these migrants are currently detained at a Djibouti military base, awaiting their interviews, a compromise that balances security with legal scrutiny.
Ongoing Tensions with Activist Judges and Migrant Advocates
The Supreme Court’s decision follows a series of lower court challenges that have dogged Trump’s immigration push since he took office. Federal judges, including Murphy, have repeatedly flagged due process violations, arguing the administration failed to notify migrants or allow court challenges.
This view has surfaced in four separate Supreme Court rulings, though Monday’s outcome suggests a shift toward supporting Trump’s strategy.
White House officials have pushed back hard, labeling these judges “activist” and dismissing claims that illegal immigrants lack due process rights. The latest case involved a dozen individuals from Vietnam, Myanmar, and other nations allegedly slated for South Sudan, a move migrant lawyers called a “clear violation” of Murphy’s order.
