A unanimous ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court could challenge a federal deportation plan under the incoming Trump administration. The case involved an American citizen who sought a visa for her noncitizen Palestinian husband. The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) initially approved the visa but later revoked it, claiming her husband had a previous sham marriage to avoid immigration laws. The couple denied this.
The Board of Immigration Appeals supported USCIS's decision to revoke the visa. When the couple sued, a federal district court dismissed the case, stating that federal courts lack jurisdiction over certain agency decisions. This was upheld by the Eleventh Circuit, leading the couple to appeal to the Supreme Court, which ruled 9-0 in favor of the earlier decisions.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that the law grants discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke visa petitions at any time for good cause, with no specific conditions set by Congress. Earlier this month, a Ninth Circuit ruling confirmed the government's authority to deport illegal foreign nationals despite local objections.
In another case, the Supreme Court ruled on deportation policies, where illegal immigrants sued after being ordered removed in their absence. The petitioners sought to overturn their removal orders, claiming improper notification. However, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against them, reinforcing the legality of current deportation procedures. This could affect around 200,000 cases dismissed for missing paperwork, impacting individuals seeking to resist deportation under a Trump administration plan.
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