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US supreme court clears way for Trump to deport migrants to countries not their own (www.theguardian.com)

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The US supreme court cleared the way on Monday for Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to show harms they could face, handing him another victory in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations.

The justices lifted a judicial order that required the government to give migrants set for deportation to so-called “third countries” a “meaningful opportunity” to tell officials they are at risk of torture at their new destination, while a legal challenge plays out.

Boston-based US district judge Brian Murphy had issued the order on 18 April.

The court’s three liberal justices – Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson – dissented from the decision.

They're not even pretending anymore.

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[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm curious how long this regime will last. Are we looking at a decade plus long tyranny, or will something break the camels back at some point? I guess nobody knows the answer at this point. Kind of a pointless question I suppose.

It certainly feels like the courts are just for show at this point. It's simultaneously exciting, boring, horrifying, and agonizing living through historic times.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 9 points 3 weeks ago

It's not a pointless question but more of a thought experiment. Those are important. Trump sure seems hell-bent on finding out what the answer is, though.

Below SCOTUS and many circuits, the courts are still for the most part doing what they're supposed to ... not that the junta gives a fuck. Ignore, appeal, appeal again if need be, take the win. It's a tactic that Trump has had an astounding amount of success with in his private dealings, and I'm not sure he realizes his current main job, when not golfing, is a public-sector position.

Still, we're talking about a guy who can bankrupt casinos, so I don't think he's too concerned about running the U.S. economy into the ground. It's what he knows, and he's got his side grifts.

I'm going to be very surprised if he makes it to the end of his term anyway, given his diet and fitness regimen. I think another 10 years is a pipe dream.

Not that Vance and Johnson being promoted would be an improvement.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

"Haha oops, we sent that democrat to Russia" - State Department