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'Absurd': SCOTUS pauses order requiring Trump admin. to return MD man from El Salvador mega-prison - MSNBC Prime
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order to return a Maryland man with protected legal status who the administration has conceded was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega-prison. - Aired on 04/07/2025.
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These passages in the opinion makes me smile and will apply to the detainee in this case
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KEY TAKEAWAY: Supreme Court is UNANIMOUS in requiring due process:
- Roberts majority: Trump admin MUST give notice and time to challenge in court.
- Kavanaugh concurrence: Judicial review available
- Sotomayor dissent: All 9 agree deportations without due process are illegal
- Roberts majority: Trump admin MUST give notice and time to challenge in court.
- Kavanaugh concurrence: Judicial review available
- Sotomayor dissent: All 9 agree deportations without due process are illegal
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