In one of the largest legal victories for President Donald Trump on immigration so far, the Supreme Court tossed out a restraining order from a federal judge blocking the president’s ability to deport criminals under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
The court’s ruling, handed down April 7, comes after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg attempted to stop President Trump from sending planes full of enemy aliens and members of foreign gangs to an El Salvador prison on March 15. It was followed by another ruling on April 10 that could change where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is held, currently in El Salvador, even if he still ends up being deported.
Judge Boasberg’s order was in direct opposition to President Trump’s classification of Venezuelan drug-cartels as enemy aliens, which would allow the president to expel them from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act.
The Trump administration appealed the order blocking the president’s ability to continue deportations of gang members under the Alien Enemies Act, and the Supreme Court weighed in Monday, allowing the president to continue deportations.
The court’s removal of the order blocking President Trump from deporting criminals is a victory for the majority of the public, who are solidly behind Trump’s efforts to secure the border and deport criminals.
Deporting illegals remains extremely popular among the American people, with the latest YouGov survey from April 7-10 showing securing the border and deporting millions of illegal immigrants are the third and fourth most important priorities to Americans, with protecting social security and ending inflation coming in first and second.
On deportation, Americans support Trump’s deportation efforts by fifteen points, 54 percent to 39 percent, according to YouGov, and a full 36 percent of Americans strongly support President Trump’s approach to deporting millions of illegal immigrants.
There is bipartisan support for deportation as well, with Republicans supporting deportation by 84 points, 90 percent to six percent, and independents supporting deportation by fourteen points, 51 percent to 37 percent. Although Democrats oppose deportation by 67 points, fourteen percent of Democrats also support deportation.
When it comes to deporting violent criminals, which is the intention behind President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, the public is solidly behind the president. A survey from the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago from this spring found that the vast majority of Americans support removing criminals from the country.
The poll found 83 percent of Americans support deporting violent criminals from the United States back to their home countries, and 65 percent strongly support the move. This includes 89 percent of Republicans, 79 percent of Democrats and 77 percent independents.
While President Trump’s deportation initiative of illegal criminals is popular among the public, his deportation efforts are likely to be challenged by left-wing activists despite the supreme court allowing deportations to continue for now.
In Monday’s ruling the Supreme Court did not directly rule on Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act but ruled that the deportees behind the lawsuit should have brought their legal challenges through a different type of lawsuit based on where they were detained in Texas.
The court also said in its ruling that illegals being deported under the Alien Enemies Act “are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal”, a fact that activist groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are seizing on.
On Wednesday, the ACLU and ACLU of Texas filed an emergency lawsuit in Texas federal court, attempting to once more stop the removal of suspected gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
Activist groups are gearing up to continue fighting for illegal aliens to remain in the country through federal courts in Texas and ultimately may force the Supreme Court to rule directly on the use of the Alien Enemies Act. That said, the Supreme Court tossing out the restraining order allows President Trump to continue deporting migrants to El Salvador for the time being.
Manzanita Miller is the senior political analyst at Americans for Limited Government Foundation.
Reproduced with permission. Original here: Supreme Court Throws Out Restraining Order Blocking President Trump From Deporting Gang Members To El Salvador, Except One
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