{"id":26952,"date":"2025-12-16T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26952"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:30:35","slug":"supreme-court-issues-big-immigration-ruling-could-benefit-trump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26952","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Issues Big Immigration Ruling, Could Benefit Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack the authority to review visa revocations in cases involving sham marriages for immigration purposes, affirming that such decisions fall under the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

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The unanimous ruling clarified that while courts may review initial visa denials, they do not have the authority to intervene after the Department of Homeland Security revokes an approved visa.<\/p>\n

The decision highlights DHS\u2019s broad authority in visa matters and could impact immigration enforcement, including President-elect Trump\u2019s plans to overhaul immigration policies and carry out mass deportations.<\/p>\n

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, an appointee of President Joe Biden, wrote for the court and described the decision as \u201ca quintessential grant of discretion\u201d to the DHS.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress did not impose specific criteria or conditions limiting this authority, nor did it prescribe how or when the Secretary must act. Context reinforces the discretionary nature of \u00a71155,\u201d the majority wrote, referring to the statute surrounding the revocation of approved visa petitions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSection 1155 is a quintessential grant of discretion: The Secretary \u2018may\u2019 revoke a previously approved visa petition \u2018at any time\u2019 for what the Secretary deems \u2018good and sufficient cause,\u2019\u201d the 9-0 ruling said.<\/p>\n

The case\u00a0Bouarfa v. Mayorkas<\/em>\u00a0involved Amina Bouarfa, a U.S. citizen whose husband\u2019s visa was revoked after the DHS determined he had previously been involved in a fraudulent marriage, permanently disqualifying him from legal residency.<\/p>\n

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During oral arguments, the justices focused on a statute restricting judicial review to initial visa denials, highlighting Congress\u2019s intent to uphold the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s authority in revocation decisions.<\/p>\n

Chief Justice John Roberts pointed out that Bouarfa\u2019s husband could reapply for a visa and potentially challenge a denial through judicial review. However, the petitioner\u2019s attorney, Samir Deger-Sen, countered that restarting the process imposes significant delays and hardships on families, the Examiner reported.<\/p>\n

Immigration advocates warned that the ruling could worsen difficulties for migrants navigating an already overburdened immigration system, which currently has a backlog of over 3 million cases.<\/p>\n

Critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union, expressed concern that restricting judicial oversight could allow constitutional violations, such as racial bias, to go unchecked. However, there was no evidence of any racial animus or bias in the\u00a0Bouarfa<\/em>\u00a0case.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, earlier this month, a federal appeals court said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can keep using a Seattle airport for chartered deportation flights, which is positive news for the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a 2019 local executive order that tried to contradict President Trump\u2019s immigration policies. The court said that King County, Washington, broke its contract by not allowing deportations at King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field.<\/p>\n

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The ruling was seen as beneficial for the incoming Trump administration, as the president-elect has pledged to begin a mass deportation effort as soon as he takes office, though his executive orders are likely to be challenged by left-wing open borders groups.<\/p>\n

Still, Trump\u2019s incoming \u201cborder czar\u201d Tom Homan, who spent decades as a Border Patrol agent and supervisor before serving as acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director during Trump\u2019s first term, has pledged to carry out the president-elect\u2019s deportation orders, even if that means arresting Democratic officials who try to thwart him.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut look, me and the Denver mayor we agree on one thing. He\u2019s willing to go to jail. I\u2019m willing to put him in jail,\u201d Homan told Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this month. \u201cThere\u2019s a statute, Title 8, United States Code 1324 \u2013 AAA. And what it says is it\u2019s a felony if you knowingly harbor and conceal illegal aliens from immigration authorities. It is also a felony to impede a federal law enforcement officer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if you don\u2019t want to help, that\u2019s fine. He can get the hell out of the way, but we\u2019re going to go do the job. President Trump has a mandate from the American people. We\u2019ve got to secure this country and save American lives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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