Trump’s administration is locked in a Supreme Court battle to uphold America’s sovereignty, fighting back against activist judges who’ve blocked critical deportations of dangerous illegal migrants to third countries.
Key Takeaways
- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking rapid deportations of illegal migrants to third countries.
- U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an injunction requiring the government to give migrants notice and opportunity to contest deportation to countries where they may face persecution.
- Several migrants were reportedly sent to South Sudan despite court orders, leading to them being held at a U.S. military facility in Djibouti awaiting “reasonable fear” interviews.
- President Trump has condemned judicial interference in immigration enforcement, calling for immediate Supreme Court intervention to protect national security interests.
- The administration argues that judicial roadblocks are hampering diplomatic relations and creating national security risks by forcing them to retain dangerous criminal migrants.
Trump Administration Takes Immigration Fight to Supreme Court
The Trump administration has escalated its battle to secure America’s borders by appealing to the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on third-country deportations. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed an emergency application asking the nation’s highest court to overturn a lower court injunction that requires giving illegal migrants advance notice and opportunity to contest deportation to countries other than their origin. This judicial interference has significantly hampered the administration’s ability to remove dangerous individuals who have entered the country illegally, creating unnecessary risks for American citizens.
At the center of this legal battle is U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s ruling that found immigration officials likely violated due process rights by attempting to remove migrants without proper notice. In his ruling, Murphy stated: “Defendants argue that the United States may send a deportable alien to a country not of their origin, not where an immigration judge has ordered, where they may be immediately tortured and killed, without providing that person any opportunity to tell the deporting authorities that they face grave danger or death because of such a deportation.” This interpretation directly challenges the executive branch’s constitutional authority over immigration enforcement.
NEW: Trump administration takes another emergency appeal to #SCOTUS, asking it to block Boston fed judge's orders requiring advance notice before third-country deportations https://t.co/5S5SbiYDDZ
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) May 28, 2025
Judicial Interference Halts Critical Deportation Operations
The administration confirmed that eight migrants with criminal records were placed on a flight to South Sudan, which was halted midway through its journey due to judicial intervention. These individuals are now being held at a U.S. military facility in Djibouti, creating significant diplomatic complications. Judge Murphy has ordered “reasonable fear” interviews for six deportees, allowing them legal representation despite their illegal status in the country. This type of judicial overreach directly impacts America’s ability to protect its borders and enforce immigration laws.
“Those judicially created procedures are currently wreaking havoc on the third-country removal process. In addition to usurping the Executive’s authority over immigration policy, the injunction disrupts sensitive diplomatic, foreign-policy, and national-security efforts,” argued Solicitor General D. John Sauer in the emergency filing to the Supreme Court.
The administration’s strategic approach has included negotiations with countries like Libya, Rwanda, and Costa Rica to accept non-citizen migrants who cannot be returned to their countries of origin. More than 200 Venezuelan migrants have already been sent to El Salvador, where they are being held at the Terrorism Confinement Center. These third-country agreements are essential components of Trump’s comprehensive immigration strategy, designed to deter illegal entry and remove those who have violated American immigration laws.
President Trump Condemns Judicial Activism
President Trump has directly addressed the judicial obstruction hampering his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. In a powerful statement, the President declared: “The Judges are absolutely out of control, they’re hurting our Country, and they know nothing about particular situations, or what they are doing – And this must change, IMMEDIATELY! Hopefully, the Supreme Court of the United States will put an END to the quagmire that has been caused by the Radical Left.”
The Trump administration is seeking Supreme Court intervention to permit rapid deportation of undocumented immigrants to countries other than their home nations, according to Fox News.
This follows a nationwide injunction by lower-court Judge Brian Murphy, which blocked the…
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) May 27, 2025
The President further warned about the consequences of continued judicial interference with his immigration policies: “If this is not worked out quickly, and the World is watching, our Country will be under siege again, with hundreds of thousands of hardened criminals, ‘BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS.'” This stark assessment underscores the urgent national security implications of the current legal battle. American citizens are bearing the financial and social costs of illegal immigration while activist judges prevent the enforcement of laws designed to protect the nation’s sovereignty.
Solicitor General Sauer emphasized the impossible position created by judicial interference, noting that “the United States has been put to the intolerable choice of holding these aliens for additional proceedings at a military facility on foreign soil — where each day of their continued confinement risks grave harm to American foreign policy — or bringing these convicted criminals back to America.”
