Sam Lowry said:
gtownbear said:
Of course the more information that comes out will show that those who have chosen to support these illegal criminals have been completely wrong.
The most criticism will be saved for these radical judges that stepped into Article II areas in their injunctions and rulings. President Trump has the right to designate criminals and gang members as a threat to American Citizens and thus remove this threat by deporting those who entered the country illegally. And the courts have no say in it. They have overstepped their authority. The only question is who will set this straight, the Supreme Court or Congress.
The one certain fact is that more innocent American Citizens will be harmed as the gangbangers and criminal illegals are allowed to remain in this country. And that should not be.
Any further thoughts on Mr. Uzcategui, who apparently committed no crimes and took the time and effort to follow all of the rules? You know, one of those law-abiding immigrants that you're so concerned about?
the tattoos enough are grounds for a consular officer to deny a visa application.
the tattoos alone are grounds for a BP officer at a port of entry to deny entry.
You are pushing a narrative completely disconnected from law - one does not need to commit a crime or have a criminal record to be denied entry to the USA. An alien can be a friggin' front row Baptist Church Boy Scout and get denied visas, get denied entry, or get status revoked. In the case of the consular officers abroad, the standard in statute is explicitly "guilty until proven innocent" - the applicant must prove he is not an intending immigrant, prove he has "compelling ties" to his country of residence. There is no appeal. It is completely left to the discretion of the consular officer. And the denial rate is +99%. That's why millions have flooded to cross our southern border illegally and claim asylum. It's the only chance the have......there's a 1% chance they'll actually get asylum, and a 90% chance they won't get found & deported if the don't get asylum. So an illegal alien here pending a review of an asylum petition has extremely limited due process rights. He gets a review by a refugee officer, and a lawyer to represent him at a deportation hearing before an immigration judge who is, in fact, an officer of the Executive Branch.
Do not expect SCOTUS to curb much of that. They may frown on the use of the Alien Enemies Act, but they are not going to insert standards not in statute to complicate deportation. And there is no requirement that an alien present here awaiting determination on a refugee petition must have a criminal record here or any where else to get deported from the USA. In fact, the refugee process itself is merely a defense against deportation. If the refugee petition fails, the deportation is automatic.
Executive powers on these matters are broad and exclusive.