June 26th, 2025
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On Monday, the Supreme Court let the Trump government quickly send migrants to other countries. This means migrants cannot argue against being sent away, for now.
The main court did not explain why they made their decision in the short document. One judge, Sonia Sotomayor, strongly disagreed, and two other judges agreed with her.
Tricia McLaughlin, who works for the Department of Homeland Security, said that they might start sending people who are not from the US to other countries again soon. She said, "Let's get the planes ready to send people away." She also said this decision was good for the safety of people in America.
But a judge said that one plane trip to send people back to South Sudan would not happen yet.
The people on the plane in May were from countries like Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cuba. They had done serious crimes in the U.S., so the officials could not send them back to their home countries quickly.
Their lawyer, Trina Realmuto, said they might be put in prison, hurt, or even killed if they go to South Sudan.
Judge Brian E. Murphy in Boston said they can still talk about their problems in court. They were sent to a naval base in Djibouti.
This case is happening because the government wants to send many people who live in the U.S. without permission back to their countries.
Abigail Jackson from the White House said that the President has the power to make sure immigration laws are followed and to send dangerous people who are not citizens away from the country. She said this power comes from the Constitution and Congress. She also said that the Supreme Court's decision shows the President can send away people who are not citizens and have committed crimes, which will 'Make America Safe Again'.
Sotomayor did not agree with the court's choice. She wrote that many people might be hurt or die. She also said the Trump administration won, even though they did not follow the court's first order.
The government has shown it doesn't follow the law. It thinks it can send people away without telling them or letting them speak. She wrote this in her disagreement, and two other judges agreed with her.
South Sudan is a new and poor country. It became free from Sudan in 2011. Since then, there has been a lot of fighting. Now, political problems are getting worse, and it might become another civil war.
The Justice Department said in court papers that the government is thinking about the order to decide what to do next.
The highest court stopped a rule from April. This rule let immigrants say that going to another country would be dangerous for them. They could say this even if they had already tried all their legal ways to stay.
He found that sending people to South Sudan in May was against his orders. He told the immigration officers to let people talk about their problems with their lawyers. The officers kept these people in a large metal box in Djibouti. It was a difficult situation for the people and the officers guarding them.
The government has made agreements with countries like Panama and Costa Rica to keep immigrants there. Some countries do not want their own people back if they are sent from the U.S. Sotomayor wrote that the people sent to South Sudan in May were told to leave very quickly, in less than 16 hours.
Murphy, who President Joe Biden chose, made a rule. This rule did not stop people from being sent to other countries. But he said that people must have a real chance to explain that they could be in great danger if they are sent to another country.
Another order in the same case made the Trump government bring back a gay man from Guatemala. He had been sent to Mexico by mistake, and he said he was attacked and robbed there. He was the first person known to be returned to the U.S. after being sent away since Trump's second term began.
The judges had a similar problem. Trump wanted to send Venezuelans, who people thought were gang members, to a famous prison in El Salvador. It would be difficult for them to speak against this in court.
But the judges stopped sending people away because of an old law. They said people need enough time to go to court before they leave the country.
The court, which has mostly conservative judges, has supported Trump in other immigration cases. This has allowed his government to stop temporary legal protection for almost one million immigrants.
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