{"id":2421224,"date":"2025-04-08T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-ruling-in-deportation-case-is-too-little-too-late\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:45:04","slug":"scotus-ruling-in-deportation-case-is-too-little-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-ruling-in-deportation-case-is-too-little-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Ruling In Deportation Case Is Too Little Too Late"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscotus-ruling-in-deportation-case-is-too-little-too-late%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 that District Judge James Boasberg did not have the jurisdiction too hear a case involving president Donald Trump&#8217;s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations. This decision is viewed positively by some as a move to limit judicial overreach, as Boasberg had previously blocked the administration\u2019s deportation efforts. The court asserted that habeas petitions must be filed in the district of confinement, which in this case is Texas, thus disallowing Boasberg&#8217;s intervention.<\/p>\n<p>While this ruling permits the Trump administration to continue deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, it also emphasized the detainees&#8217; right to due process. Critics of boasberg accused him of overstepping by attempting to micromanage immigration policy. The ruling spurred discussions on the balance of powers, with some asserting that the courts should refrain from interfering with the executive branch&#8217;s control over national security.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, it was noted that similar cases in the past had not been adequately addressed, leading to prolonged challenges for the administration. Observers hope this ruling might deter further judicial activism in such sensitive matters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that Washington D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg did not have the jurisdiction to hear the case involving President Donald Trump&rsquo;s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport a group of Venezuelan nationals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/17-alleged-nyc-gang-members-charged-in-major-bust\/\" title=\"17 Alleged NYC Gang Members Charged In Major Bust\">alleged gang members<\/a>. While it&rsquo;s a step in the right direction, SCOTUS should have reigned Boasberg in a lot sooner to end the judicial tyranny seeking to control the nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/17\/protecting-terrorists-is-just-the-latest-of-judge-boasbergs-partisan-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boasberg<\/a> blocked the administration&rsquo;s use of the Alien Enemies Act last month for 14 days. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal ... Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/appeals-court-stopping-deportations-alien-enemies-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upheld<\/a> his pause in a 2-1 decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boasberg effectively usurped the president&rsquo;s power and mandate to combat illegal immigration by thwarting his policy and micromanaging his operations to deport the terrorist illegal aliens of Tren de Aragua,&rdquo; Ben Weingarten <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/20\/john-roberts-obsession-with-scotus-legitimacy-has-severely-delegitimized-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a> in these pages. <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-jgg-order.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> that for &ldquo;core habeas petitions&rdquo; (requests for a court to review whether a detained party is being held lawfully), the &ldquo;jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.&rdquo; The majority held that because &ldquo;[t]he detainees are confined in Texas,&rdquo; the &ldquo;venue is improper in the District of Columbia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ruling means that the Trump administration can, for now, continue using the Aliens Enemies Act to deport the Venezuelan nationals. However, the majority also held that the detainees are entitled to due process, including &ldquo;notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist&rsquo;s CEO and co-founder Sean Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1909604962784489564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a> in a post on X that &ldquo;individuals have always had the right to challenge their detention\/removal via habeas petitions in the proper jurisdictions.&rdquo; However, Davis continued, &ldquo;the plaintiffs in this case refused to properly file for habeas relief because they wanted to judge shop in D.C. for the sole purpose of getting a left-wing judicial insurrectionist like Boasberg to do their bidding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist&rsquo;s senior legal correspondent Margot Cleveland <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1909379651090231419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a post on X that, even though SCOTUS was correct regarding jurisdiction, the court &ldquo;nonetheless improperly issued an advisory opinion&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1909379986500333775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;basically&rdquo; said<\/a> that &ldquo;Trump denied those removed of due process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;IF there was no jurisdiction &hellip; why is SCOTUS saying what &lsquo;due process&rsquo; is required,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1909381170397434363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posited<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProfMJCleveland\/status\/1909381170397434363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> that Boasberg will still maintain &ldquo;jurisdiction over the issue of contempt.&rdquo; In other words, Boasberg <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/supreme-court-ruling-judge-boasberg-cancels-hearing-alien\/story?id=120574536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could<\/a> still rule over <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-hear-arguments-trump-deportation-flights-defied-court\/story?id=120446845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proceedings<\/a> regarding whether Trump violated his initial order by ignoring it. However, Cleveland continues, &ldquo;SCOTUS&rsquo; holding that Boasberg lacked jurisdiction will make a finding of contempt appear even more political than it already would.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1909380071162626527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on X that the decision sends a message to an &ldquo;activist judge&rdquo; in Washington, D.C. that he does &ldquo;not have the jurisdiction to seize control of President Trump&rsquo;s authority to conduct foreign policy and keep the American people safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But such a ruling likely comes a bit too late. As explained by <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/21\/rogue-judges-are-turning-judicial-review-into-judicial-rule\/\">Justin <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/21\/rogue-judges-are-turning-judicial-review-into-judicial-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evan Smith<\/a> in these pages, it was Chief Justice John Roberts who warned in <em>Trump v. Hawaii<\/em> in 2018 that lower courts &ldquo;do not have the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rogue-judges-are-turning-judicial-review-into-judicial-rule\/\" title=\"Rogue Judges Are Turning Judicial Review Into Judicial Rule\">micromanage national security decisions made<\/a> by the executive [branch].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet when the opportunity came for the Supreme Court to slap down unelected inferior court judges usurping the authority of the executive and micromanaging executive branch functions, Roberts, alongside Justices Amy Coney Barrett and the three liberal justices, buckled. Last month, the court denied the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/18\/trump-is-right-to-push-back-against-judicial-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration&rsquo;s<\/a> request to remove an order from a lower-level, unelected judge that forced the Trump administration to pay $2 billion in foreign expenditures it sought to pause. As explained by The Federalist&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/05\/alito-scolds-scotus-for-letting-rogue-dc-judge-tell-the-federal-government-how-to-spend-its-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan Boyd<\/a>, &ldquo;[Justice Samuel] Alito deemed the case worthy of being thrown out or at least stayed due to lack of jurisdiction.&rdquo; But Roberts, Barrett, and the three liberal justices instead affirmed &ldquo;the DC District Court&rsquo;s overreach and activism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Weingarten <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/20\/john-roberts-obsession-with-scotus-legitimacy-has-severely-delegitimized-it\/\">noted<\/a> last month, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed &ldquo;aimed at paralyzing the president.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The plaintiffs have proven partially successful by bringing those cases to courts (like that of Boasberg&rsquo;s D.C. District) populated with Democrat nominees who have prohibited the administration from implementing its agenda at mass scale and with reckless abandon,&rdquo; Weingarten wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/number-injunctions-halting-trump-policies-trounces-predecessors-double.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a> universal injunctions issued by federal judges in February alone than there were in the entire first three years of the Biden presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The court could have reigned in judicial supremacy sooner &mdash; but Roberts, Barrett, and three other justices squandered it. While Monday&rsquo;s ruling is a step in the right direction, the Trump administration has already lost two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-a-half valuable months tied<\/a> up in judicial activist fights.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Monday&rsquo;s ruling will send a message to other activist judges and court-shoppers<strong> <\/strong>looking to kneecap the president.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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