Trump Alerts: Supreme Court Ruling Against Him Could Ravage U.S.
President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling opposing his immigration strategies might dismantle the U.S.
After requesting permission from the court to deport Venezuelan men who were alleged to have ties with gangs, Trump criticized the judiciary on Truth Social.
Why It Matters
Since assuming his second term in office, Trump has prioritized immigration. He has pledged to strengthen border security measures , proceed with large-scale deportations and terminate federal benefits for individuals entering the country illegally.
However, his attempts to proceed with this plan were halted due to legal intervention. In April, the Supreme Court prevented him from utilizing the Alien Enemies Act, a measure that was supposed to grant him the power to deport and imprison non-citizens. Notably, Trump intended to employ it for the deportation of Venezuelan males whom the administration alleged had ties to gangs. Tren de Aragua .
On Monday, he requested authorization from the Supreme Court to deport around 200 Venezuelan immigrants who were being held in detention in Texas.
What To Know
Ahead of the court mulling that issue, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to call deportees "murderers" and "criminals." He said if they cannot be deported "we aren't going to have a country anymore."
He said: "If we're not allowed to send the murderers and other criminals of every type, size, and shape, IMMEDIATELY out of our Country, we aren't going to have a Country anymore. Radical Left Judges and politicians don't care, but 90% of the people in the U.S.A. do. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will agree with this and, SAVE AMERICA!"
Support for Trump's immigration policies among the general population varies. April Echelon Insights survey Of the 1,014 likely voters surveyed, 54% expressed approval for Trump's handling of immigration issues, whereas 44% indicated disapproval.
A previous Echelon Insights poll of 1,007 likely voters, conducted March 10-13, found that Trump commanded more support for his policies with 57 percent approving and 39 percent disapproving.
What People Are Saying
Solicitor General D. John Sauer, in a Trump administration court filing: "The government has a strong interest in promptly removing from the country" gang members "who pose a danger to ICE officers, facility staff and other detainees while in detention."
The chief justice of the Supreme Court, Mr. Roberts last Wednesday : "In our Constitution...the judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others, with the authority to interpret the Constitution as law and strike down, obviously, acts of Congress or acts of the president," NBC News reported.
What Happens Next
The Trump administration has also asked the Supreme Court to intervene on three consolidated cases that challenge Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of people in the country illegally. Arguments will be heard on Thursday.
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