Despite former President Joe Biden orchestrating what could be seen as the most massive unauthorized immigrant flood in U.S. history, the electorate robustly repudiated the Democrats’ open-door policies at the border. They chose instead the structure and security embodied in President Donald Trump’s vision—a border penetrable only by those the American people wanted in. Currently, as Trump embarks on the lawful expulsion of illegal immigrants, an issue he promised during his campaign, a few extreme-minded judges are overstepping their boundaries to halt as many deportations as they can. The Supreme Court should intervene in such a case and deflate these activist lower courts that are flexing their legal muscles unjustly, defying the democratic mandate and potentially putting the safety of innocent U.S citizens at risk.
In a shocking incident on June 1, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an unauthorized immigrant entry who entered the U.S under Biden’s administration and overstayed his visa, screamed ‘Free Palestine.’ He then paired a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails in an attempt to incinerate eight individuals observing a candlelight vigil for Jewish victims of the barbaric terrorist attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. The defendant, since the incident, has been apprehended and indicted on 42 separate charges, including attempted murder.
Soliman was issued a tourist visa and was let inside the U.S by Biden’s administration in August 2022. To secure the visa, Soliman would have had to provide an oath affirming that his stay in the U.S would be temporary, with no intentions of indefinite stay. However, his subsequent application for asylum shortly after landing in the U.S displayed an evident breach of his oath. Even with this blatant deceit in play, officials from the Biden administration neither made an effort to expel him nor hindered his work permit request.
Once Soliman’s tourist visa lapsed, effectively dissolving his legal right to stay in the United States, the administration under Biden made no strides toward his deportation. Moreover, Soliman did not embark on his journey to the U.S alone. He was accompanied by his spouse and five offspring, all of whom were granted identical tourist visas during the same period. And similar to Soliman, all their visas expired simultaneously, leading to their similar status as illegal immigrants.
On a related note, Soliman’s wife is currently battling her deportation back to her homeland, Egypt, where she holds citizenship. The family argues that their constitutional rights are being overlooked, and they face penalties for crimes committed by their father and husband. In a surprising turn of events, a Biden-appointed federal judge agreed with these unfounded allegations and granted a restraining order, inhibiting the Trump administration from deporting the family to Egypt. Such an order is starkly baseless and contradicts the existing law.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit needs to act urgently in reversing the restraining order, and The Supreme Court should take up similar cases swiftly to send a clear message to federal judges. They need to understand that their political involvement in the law enforcement of immigration cases will be met with severe disapproval. Contrary to the assertions of these Egyptian illegal immigrants, deportation is not a punitive action but rather a retraction of a privilege to which they hold no entitlement.
The fact that the family is related to a defendant accused of terrorism is inconsequential. It’s an undeniable fact that they’re living in the United States unlawfully, and they’ve no legal basis to stay. Sending them back to the land they originate from doesn’t qualify as punishment for a crime. Instead, it signifies the enforcement of our nation’s authority, which they’ve breached by their mere illegal existence within our boundaries.
In the U.S, everyone, including illegal immigrants indicted with criminal offenses, is entitled to due process. Yet, immigration and deportation are distinct matters. Although crossing the border illicitly is criminal, an illegal immigrant doesn’t necessarily need a conviction for the crime to be deported. All that’s required is for the government to substantiate that the individual has no legal basis to remain in the country. Once proven, the government has the authority to action deportation.
The government doesn’t need to establish someone’s illegal status in the country through a court of law. The only procedure an immigrant requires during a deportation case derives from the level of process Congress has chosen to bestow. This is not an unexplored jurisdiction. As stated in the Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam case, Justice Antonin Scalia commented, ‘While aliens who have established connections in this country have due process rights in deportation proceedings, the Court long ago held that Congress is entitled to set the conditions for an alien’s lawful entry into this country and that an alien cannot claim any greater rights under the Due Process Clause.’
Current estimates suggest over 15.8 million unauthorized immigrants reside in America, with 5.6 million, including Soliman and his family, arriving during Biden’s tenure. The federal government doesn’t have the resources or the bandwidth to handle trials for every case. Thanks to existing legislation, it’s under no compulsion to do so.
Furthermore, considering it isn’t necessary, it shouldn’t be an option. Soliman’s family is living here illegally, a fact undisputed, and the Trump administration should have the right to return them, along with all other unauthorized immigrants, to their home countries without impediment or delay.
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