Posted on 12/21/2018 2:13:06 PM PST by DesScorp
On Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal justices in a 5–4 decision to maintain the block on President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on asylum.
Trump issued a proclamation in November prohibiting refugees from seeking asylum if they entered the United States without authorization. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar swiftly halted the policy, prompting Trump to dismiss him as an “Obama judge.” Chief Justice John Roberts then issued a rare rejoinder, telling the AP: “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.”
Then, on Dec. 10, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Tigar’s nationwide freeze on the new rule. In an opinion written by the conservative Judge Jay Bybee, a Bush appointee, the court explained that a federal statute expressly guarantees immigrants the right to apply for asylum—whether or not they come into the country lawfully. Indeed, the law was meant to implement a treaty which the U.S. had ratified that directed signatories not to “impose penalties [on refugees] on account of their illegal entry or presence.” Trump, the court held, cannot revoke Congress’ decision to extend asylum rights to unauthorized immigrants.
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Absolutely sickening.
I wonder if the majority even tried to provide a rationale.
John Roberts did not join the liberals.
John Roberts is a liberal.
I can reasonably believe that IF the Senate approves the funding for a border wall, this radical Court would somehow find it “unconstitutional.”
....sounds like he has a walk in closet full of goodies..
Well John which is it, Pissed at Trump or an “Obama judge”?
The courts do not have jurisdiction over immigration. Trump should simply ignore the court.
We have Liberal Judges and Conservative Judges and Roberts is a Liberal!
Sounds like Bobby Screwloose in his black robe doesn’t mind leaving a freeloader asylum and/or freeloader refugee camp to his children and grandchildren. That’s pretty sicko there Bobby.
Was he ever conservative? “Republican” does not mean conservative, and that goes back decades.
Ruling as he did on Zerocare, how can Roberts ever escape the “Obama judge” epithet now?
Trump should tweet that he is considering pardoning Roberts for his suspected child trafficking assisted adoption of his foreign born children, just in case that is what is being used to make him vote against the Constitution and US interests.
He was NEVER a “conservative” and this is a disgrace!
It would appear Roberts properly interpreted the law on asylum
Agree. Also this ruling to me gives another reason for the wall. It will the have defined entry points and anyone scaling it should be immediately returned to the other side.
Will force Roberts to see how absurd his anywhere rationale is.
That’s nonsense. He’s a typical product of current legal theory; he’s a liberal. Lawyers and judges who are traditionalists or Originalists are self-taught and mostly quiet about it.
Kavanaugh is going to disappoint too.
This jerk will vote against Trump any time he gets a chance.
That’s just what you’d expect from a Bush appointee.
People need to start ignoring the court ....just like the liberals do...F em!
Justice Roberts has made his decision, now let him enforce it!
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