{"id":2617950,"date":"2026-06-23T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-hands-dhs-win-on-denying-criminal-immigrants-entry-into-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:51:04","slug":"thomas-hands-dhs-win-on-denying-criminal-immigrants-entry-into-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-hands-dhs-win-on-denying-criminal-immigrants-entry-into-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas hands DHS win on denying criminal immigrants entry into US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fthomas-hands-dhs-win-on-denying-criminal-immigrants-entry-into-us%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=2617950&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>Justice Clarence Thomas led a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court to allow federal immigration officials to deny green cards to individuals who have committed serious crimes, making it easier to exclude criminal immigrants from reentering the U.S.The ruling in Blanche v. Lau clarified that the Department of Homeland Security does not need \u201cclear and convincing evidence\u201d to deem a permanent resident who committed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-amnesty-would-protect-domestic-abusers-republicans-say\/\" title=\"Dem Amnesty Would Protect Domestic Abusers, Republicans Say\">crime involving moral turpitude<\/a> as an applicant for admission,impacting how removals are handled. The case involved Muk Choi Lau, a lawful permanent resident who faced removal after criminal charges and parole, prompting the court to remand the case for further review.justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing that immigration officials should assess admissibility with evidence at entry rather than through parole. The decision emphasizes stricter enforcement of immigration laws against criminal conduct and follows several other notable immigration rulings by the court. The Supreme Court still has several pending high-profile cases and is expected to issue remaining decisions before the term concludes.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1048\">Clarence Thomas<\/a> led a majority on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Tuesday in allowing federal immigration officials to deny green-card holders who have committed serious crimes the ability to reenter the United States, one of several key <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8775\">immigration<\/a> rulings set to be handed down by the high court this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/25-429_h3ci.pdf\">ruling<\/a> in <em>Blanche v. Lau<\/em> involves what standard is necessary for determining if a legal permanent resident who has committed a crime should be denied admission into the country and therefore subject to removal proceedings. Thomas, who turned 78 on Tuesday, wrote the 6-3 majority opinion, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security does not need \u201cclear and convincing evidence\u201d to determine if a green-card holder should be considered an \u201capplicant for admission\u201d because he or she committed a crime \u201cinvolving moral turpitude.\u201d The ruling will make it easier for immigration officials to deny entry and remove criminal immigrants.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4620560\/supreme-court-denies-rastafarian-lawsuit-prison-cut-dreadlocks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court denies Rastafarian\u2019s lawsuit against prison officials for cutting his dreadlocks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4619592\/texas-supreme-court-halt-app-store-age-verification-law\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas urges Supreme Court to reject effort to halt app store age verification law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4618633\/supreme-court-review-prisoners-sue-over-lack-medical-help-prison-riot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court to review if inmate can sue over lack of medical help after prison riot<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Government correctly regarded Lau as an applicant for admission, so it properly charged him with inadmissibility. Nothing in the [Immigration and Nationality Act] required the border officer to have clear and convincing evidence that Lau had committed a crime involving moral turpitude before deeming him an applicant for admission,\u201d Thomas wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case centers on Muk Choi Lau, who became a lawful permanent resident in 2005 but was eventually charged with trademark counterfeiting in 2012 and briefly left the country. When Lau returned later that year, he was paroled into the country by immigration officers to face trial \u2014 meaning he was not legally admitted despite being released by immigration officers, who could still inspect him for admission at a later date. Lau was convicted of the crime in 2013, and immigration officials began removal proceedings against him in 2014, citing the conviction as the reason why he could not be legally admitted into the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling by the high court on Tuesday remanded the case to the 2nd Circuit to determine if Lau\u2019s crime is one \u201cinvolving moral turpitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, arguing federal immigration officials should have to make a determination, with evidence, about whether a criminal legal immigrant may be admitted back into the country at the time of entry, and cannot punt the determination by paroling the immigrant into the country in the meantime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday the Court allows the Government to deem an LPR to be \u2018seeking an admission\u2019 first and justify the applicability of an exception later \u2014 undermining the statutory scheme as well as the benefits and security that come with having a green card. I respectfully dissent because the governing law\u2019s text, structure, and context show that the majority\u2019s view cannot possibly be what Congress intended,\u201d Jackson wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, called the ruling \u201cimportant\u201d for immigration officials to hold criminal immigrants accountable, while also expressing disappointment at the dissent from the three left-leaning justices, who want to \u201cmake it virtually impossible to prevent such criminals from reentering the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was an important case in the fight to remove aliens who abuse the privilege of being granted lawful permanent residence status by then committing crimes in our country,\u201d Spakovsky said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Lau<\/em> case was one of four outstanding immigration-related cases that the Supreme Court heard earlier this term but had yet to issue a ruling in. With the <em>Lau<\/em> decision, the high court still has to release opinions in disputes over blocking asylum-seekers from ports of entry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-immigration-officials-detained-5000-migrants-from-ukraine-in-march\/\" title=\"U.S. ... Detained 5,000 Migrants From Ukraine in March\">ending temporary protected status<\/a> for Haiti and Syria, and President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order to narrow birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4562772\/major-supreme-court-decisions-remainder-term\/\">THE MAJOR SUPREME COURT DECISIONS REMAINING FOR THIS TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court has 12 remaining opinions to issue this term, with nearly all of the pending cases focused on high-profile issues. Some of the other most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-court-sides-with-ex-twitter-employee-who-gave-saudi-arabia-secrets\/\" title=\"... sides with ex-Twitter employee who gave Saudi Arabia secrets\">closely watched cases awaiting<\/a> a ruling include legal challenges to Trump\u2019s firing powers, a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state laws barring biological men<\/a> from women\u2019s sports, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-indefinite-detention-of-criminal-immigrants\/\" title=\"... to hear challenge to indefinite detention of criminal ...s\">laws allowing late-arriving mail ballots<\/a> to be counted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The high court is next scheduled to issue rulings on Thursday, but could also issue opinions on additional days either this week or early next week. Once the Supreme Court concludes issuing rulings for this term, it will return in October for a new term with a new slate of cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court allows denying reentry for criminal green-card holders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2617951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25209711126369.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33709,49581,7492,3813],"class_list":["post-2617950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-security","tag-criminal-immigrants","tag-dhs","tag-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25209711126369.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617950"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617954,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617950\/revisions\/2617954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}