06/23/2023

SCOTUS Says White House Can Continue to Set Deportation Priorities

The decision was 8-1, with Justice Alito the lone dissenter

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Friday ruled for the Biden administration in an important immigration case, saying Texas and Louisiana lacked the legal standing to challenge the executive branch’s priorities on who should be deported.

At issue is a Biden administration policy that says the Department of Homeland Security should focus on arresting recent border crossers and immigrants who pose a threat to public safety, rather than the millions of other noncitizens who have lived here for years.

The policy was a departure from the Trump administration, which said anyone in the country illegally could be targeted for deportation.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.