Court Rules In Favor Of Biden, Rejects Republican Challenge To Migrant Policy – By Merin Thomas (IB Times) / June 23, 2023
The US Supreme Court on Friday voted 8-1 in favor of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy, which focuses on prioritizing enforcement based on public safety threats.
The decision overturns a previous nationwide block that was imposed by a federal judge in Texas last year. The policy had been in effect for less than a year before it was halted.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the policy would allow immigration officers “to focus limited resources and enforcement action on those who pose a threat to our national security, the safety public and border security,” NBC News reported.
On behalf of the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the challengers lacked legal standing to sue over the plan. He described the lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana as “extraordinarily unusual,” as it sought to compel the executive branch to change its arrest policies. Kavanaugh added that federal courts do not typically handle such cases and suggested that the states have other avenues, such as actions taken by Congress, to address their concerns.
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