On August 7, a federal judge temporarily halted the construction of Alligator Alcatraz in response to complaints about its risks to environmental diversity and the heritage of Native Americans. However, it did not suspend its operations.
Secretary Kristi Noem said at a Senate hearing that habeas corpus is the president’s constitutional right to remove people from the country.
The Supreme Court’s decision did not close the parole case, but it did allow the government to continue deportations and revoke work permits.
More and more religious leaders are taking a stand against the Trump administration’s deportation policy. “We are all members of the body of Christ,” said a priest.
The officer, as Cuban as he was, told him: “OK, we’re going to release you and give you 90 days to sort out your affairs and leave. If you don’t, we’ll deport you to a country in Africa.”
The key question is why the Trump administration has suspended virtually all refugee admissions for those fleeing places like Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A federal judge temporarily stopped the Trump administration on April 14: a respite for beneficiaries.
