Posted on 12/04/2024 9:47:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government has the authority to deport illegal immigrants even if local leaders try to impede the process.
The case arose after King County Executive Dow Constantine issued an executive order in 2019 that instructed county officials to prohibit “fixed base operators” (FBO) on a county airfield from servicing flights chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport illegal immigrants who are lawfully removable. FBO’s “lease space from the airport and provide flights with essential services, such as fueling and landing stairs,” according to the ruling.
The Trump administration sued because the order impeded ICE from enforcing the law and removing illegal immigrants. The administration argued that the order violated the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and a World War II-era agreement that gave the federal government permission to use the King County airport.
The three-judge panel affirmed both contentions. The panel ruled that the executive order was a violation of the Supremacy Clause’s intergovernmental immunity doctrine because it “improperly regulates the way in which the federal government transports noncitizen detainees by preventing ICE from using private FBO contractors at Boeing Field.” The court also held that the executive order discriminated against the federal government by “regulat[ing] them unfavorably on some basis related to their governmental ‘status.'”
King County said it would not appeal the ruling, according to The Seattle Times.
The incoming Trump administration has vowed to solve the border crisis and deport illegal immigrants who are draining taxpayer resources, while hordes of so-called “sanctuary cities” nationwide oppose enforcement of federal immigration law and go so far as to refuse to comply with ICE authorities.
Tom Homan, dubbed the incoming “border czar,” has already warned sanctuary city officials not to resist or impede the federal government’s deportation activities.
“It is a felony to knowingly harbor or conceal an illegal immigrant from immigration authorities. Don’t test us,” Homan said.
One Democrat, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, has already vowed to mobilize police and residents “stationed at the county line” to “keep” federal immigration authorities “out” of the city. Johnston likened the hypothetical to Tiananmen Square but later tried to walk back the comparison.
Homan responded to Johnston’s open defiance, saying he is “willing to put [Johnston] in jail.”
Good. It’s time for the illegal aliens 👽 to go home.
But apparently, they CAN stand down and decline to help.
That needs to change.
If local leaders impede the process, they should be arrested for the appropriate charges.
NOT the Bee? 9th circut? Really?
If they like illegals so much, send them a million
This isn’t rocket science.
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.”
U.S. Const., Art. IV, Sc. 4.
The Constitution MANDATES the feds to protect the states from invaders. Illegal immigrants are invaders.
Illegal immigrants are invaders.
It is the mandated job of the feds to get the invaders OUT!!!
This could also be used as a precedent for pro-gun laws.
Holy crap! A reasonable decision from the Ninth Circus!
I’m waiting for the follow-up by the 9th Circuit that states everyone let into the country by the Biden administration are “legal”.
DOGE (Musk & Ramaswamy) revealed the total cost of illegals on us citizens is $150 BILLION PER YEAR. Deport all illegals. Cut them off of ALL payments.
They are in CYA mode.
I was just talking to a friend who owns real estate in Florida. He said that all his upkeep projects have stopped because the workers have all left for Mexico and points south of Mexico. They've disappeared.
Hmmmmmm!🤔. Sounds like someones failed to do the job the took an oath to do.
“But apparently, they CAN stand down and decline to help.”
The aspect of a company making the decision not to service the aircraft of a legal group of people requesting service when the company does provide service to other companies is not legal. We have been through this on the bakery things. The company cannot use the excuse they are a sanctuary situation as that implies they are now going to be considered an after the fact to the ilegals that are being collected for deportation. The local government doesn’t have to provide aid to the feds but they cannot block the way either. They just have to get out of the way as they are not required to make the people or the services to get them caught available. But the failure of a private company to service what they do for that reason is illegal and can be considered an after the fact action.
wy69
sound like a good locations for all the bus carrying illegals to go
“A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government has the authority to deport illegal immigrants even if local leaders try to impede the process.”
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP 45!! for helping President Trump 47!!
Trump made huge positive changes on that bench. Hopefully he can finish the job this go around.
and tax all outgoing payments at 100%
Absolutely. All of their freebies at our expense sent to Mexico total $60 BILLION per year (Victor Hanson).
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