Stephen Miller, the Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House, has declared the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to permit deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a clear warning to all "crazy left judges."
The decision, he said, was a significant victory for the Trump administration, and a clear signal that the President is pushing back against lawfare, judge shopping, and forum shopping. Miller made these remarks during an appearance on Fox News.
According to the Daily Caller, the Supreme Court's decision came in response to a case involving the deportation of migrants linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) to El Salvador. The Trump administration had been given the green light to proceed with the deportations, despite attempts by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg to halt the wartime act. The host of the show, Sean Hannity, suggested to Miller that the court's decision was a significant win for the Trump administration, particularly because the case should never have been brought to a D.C. district court, given that the deportations were being carried out from Texas.
Miller agreed, stating, "So, you talk about it many times, Sean, judge shopping, forum shopping. The radical left lawyers like the ACLU will search for the most lunatic left judges in the whole country to try to shut down the presidents action even if there are no plaintiffs where that judge is operating. In this case, we had illegal aliens who were part of a designated foreign terrorist organization who have been declared alien enemies in Texas, and they were suing us in D.C."
Miller further emphasized that the judge should have dismissed the case as soon as it was filed. Instead, the Supreme Court had to step in and do it for him. "What it means is that now all of these crazy left judges are on notice that President Trump is fighting back against lawfare," Miller added. "Hes fighting back against judge shopping and forum shopping, and were going to protect the powers of the president, and were going to protect the people of this country.
The court battle over President Trump's decision to invoke the wartime act against TdA members began on March 15. Despite Judge Boasberg's attempts to halt the deportations on the same day as Trump's announcement, three flights had already departed Texas, carrying over 200 alleged gang members. The case was eventually escalated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit before a three-judge panel on March 26. However, the panel upheld Boasbergs temporary halt just days after hearing the case, leading the DOJ to bring the case before the Supreme Court.
Miller, in his conversation with Hannity, highlighted the human cost of illegal immigration. "You and I, Sean, have spent many hours with victims who have been murdered by the illegal aliens let into this country by Democrats, Miller said. President Trump has hugged them. Hes held their hands. Hes looked into their eyes. He has promised them that their loved ones will not have died in vain. He is fulfilling that oath and that obligation, and with this ruling he will be empowered to keep America safe.
The Supreme Court's order, delivered in a 5-4 ruling, stipulates that those detained under the Aliens Act must be notified that they are subject to removal under the Act, and that this notice must be given within a reasonable time and in an appropriate manner. This ruling, along with Chief Justice John Roberts' temporary halt of an order from U.S.
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