Justice Jackson Challenges DHS Decision On Race
Solicitor General John Sauer told the Justice Department regarding President Trump's efforts to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. Jackson noted that the DHS secretary had not mentioned race in the context of the decision. The response follows descriptions of the situation as discriminatory. Justice Kagan noted that a president described Haiti as "filthy, dirty, and disgusting" and claimed illegal immigrants associated with TPS were "poisoning the blood of America." Justice Jackson, the only Black justice on the court, responded to concerns regarding race in the case. Lawyer Jeffrey Pipely described the administration's review of individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as a sham. Pipely stated that people from Haiti and other non-white countries have been described as killers and leeches.
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“President Trump, however, is trying to end it. Today, his Solicitor General, John Sauer, told the Justice”
“to end it. Today, his Solicitor General, John Sauer, told the Justice”
“President Trump, however, is trying to end it. Today, his Solicitor General, John Sauer, told the justices that the statute clearly bars any court review”
“Today, his Solicitor General, John Sauer, told the Justice that the statute clearly bars any court review of the administration's decisions.”
“his Solicitor General, John Sauer, told the Justice that the statute clearly bars any court review of the administration's decisions.”
“Sauer insisted that the courts cannot review anything. None of those procedural steps required by the statute clearly bars any court review of the administration's decision.”
“courts cannot review anything. Here he is being questioned by Justice Sotomayor. What you're basically saying is Congress wrote a statute for no purpose.”
“Justice Kagan noted that under the statute, the Secretary of Homeland Security is supposed to consult with the State Department about what the conditions are in home countries”
“What if she didn't do that at all, she asked? Or what if the response came back?”
“Pressed by the court's three liberal justices, Sauer insisted that the courts cannot review anything. ... None of those procedural steps required by the statute are reviewable.”
“I don't see how that one statement is not a prime example showing that a discriminatory purpose may have played a part in this decision.”
“He declared illegal immigrants, which he associated with TPS, as poisoning the blood of America. I don't see how that one statement is not a prime example showing that a discriminatory purpose may have played important in this decision.”
“showing that a discriminatory purpose may have played important in this decision.”
“race at all, prompting this response from Justice Jackson, the only black”
“Representing the Haitians, lawyer Jeffrey Pipely described the administration's review as a sham.”
“the Haitians, lawyer Jeffrey Pipely described the administration's review as a sham. Sauer appeared to concede the point.”
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