The Supreme Court ruled 7–2 on Thursday to lift a Biden judge’s order that blocked the Trump administration from deporting eight violent illegal aliens currently detained in Djibouti.
The case marks a major win for President Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which had been forced to detain the criminals in dangerous and degrading conditions after a lower court stepped in to halt their removal.
Justice Elena Kagan sided with the Court’s conservatives. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, issued a furious dissent, accusing the majority of enabling the government to “flout” due process.
But in a victory for American national security, the high court ruled that the Trump administration has full authority to deport these illegal aliens, despite the lower court’s interference.
Who are the 8 criminal aliens?
The individuals at the center of this case are some of the most violent and dangerous criminals ever captured by ICE. Here is the full list, based on court filings and internal ICE documentation:
1. Enrique Arias-Hierro
- Convicted of homicide and armed robbery
- Convicted of false impersonation of an official, kidnapping, and strong-arm robbery
2. Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Quinones
- Convicted of attempted first-degree murder with a weapon
- Convicted of battery and larceny
- Convicted of cocaine possession and trafficking
3. Thongxay Nilakout
- Convicted of first-degree murder and robbery
- Murdered a German tourist in Los Angeles
4. Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez
- Convicted of second-degree murder
5. Dian Peter Domach
- Convicted of robbery and possession of a firearm
- Member of an armed robbery crew in Nebraska
- Convicted of possession of burglar’s tools and defaced firearms
- Convicted of DUI
6. Kyaw Mya
- Convicted of lascivious acts with a child under 12
- Charged with second-degree sex abuse and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse
7. Nyo Myint
- Convicted of first-degree sexual assault involving an incapacitated victim
- Charged with aggravated assault
8. Tuan Thanh Phan
- Convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree assault
These are the criminals that a Biden-appointed judge attempted to shield from deportation, despite the overwhelming threat they pose to public safety.
Biden judge put ICE officers in harm’s way
In May, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy — a Biden appointee — ruled that deporting the aliens to third-party countries such as South Sudan would violate “meaningful due process.” His ruling blocked ICE from moving them out of Djibouti, a small nation in East Africa.
That decision forced ICE to detain the eight criminals in a makeshift holding area at Camp Lemonnier, a U.S. Naval base in Djibouti.
The only available space was a converted shipping container, according to court filings. ICE officers were forced to live there, too — in 100-degree heat, without proper body armor, limited lighting, and no sleeping quarters.
“The aliens are currently being held in a conference room in a converted Conex shipping container,” ICE wrote. “This has been identified as the only viable place to house the aliens.”
According to ICE, the situation also put federal officers in imminent danger from rocket attacks launched by terrorist groups in Yemen.
“Officers were warned by the Department of Defense of imminent danger of rocket attacks,” the filing read. “The ICE officers lack body armor or other gear that would be appropriate in the case of an attack.”
President Trump slammed the judge’s decision, saying it endangered U.S. personnel and prolonged the detention of eight of the world’s most dangerous criminals.
Sotomayor in dissent
Justice Sotomayor issued a blistering dissent, accusing the Court of protecting the Trump administration and ignoring due process. She implied the administration had the Supreme Court “on speed dial.”
“Today’s order clarifies only one thing: Other litigants must follow the rules, but the administration has the Supreme Court on speed dial,” Sotomayor wrote.
She accused the majority of “excusing the government’s contempt for the judiciary” and criticized the Court for not spelling out what kind of relief the lower court was permitted to issue.
Her dissent, loaded with emotional rhetoric and legal theorizing, was widely seen as a last-ditch defense of the Biden-era judiciary’s activist overreach.
Supreme Court restores order
Despite the liberal meltdown, the majority of justices upheld the rule of law. With this decision, the Trump administration can now move forward with removing all eight criminal aliens from U.S. custody.
The decision sends a clear message: violent illegals do not get protected status, and activist judges will not be allowed to override immigration enforcement.
FACT: if “something” from the feminine side of humanity cannot state what a woman is, is it agréable to take that ABSOLUTELY STUPID individual and install that “thing!” on the Highest and most influential thinking court of the USA?
If the two women of the DEMON RAT side of the political arena cannot see the INSANE ABJECT STUPIDITY of wanting to keep Illegal Criminals with horrendous criminal activities in the USA, WHY ARE THEY IN THAT POSITION?
Does not the job of the Highest Court in the land lead to examining the laws on the book, think carefully and constructively o the application of said laws?
I guess those three are on par with the extremists of the radicals in the DEMON RAT left. They should thank GOD for the 1rst amendment, which does not require intelligence when opening their mouths!