In a shameful 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States once again prioritized foreign criminals over the safety of American citizens. In A.A.R.P. v. Trump, the Court issued an unprecedented and legally dubious injunction banning the Trump Administration from deporting any illegal immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In issuing this order, the Court offered little in the way of reasoning as it ignored centuries of precedent that ground enforcement of the AEA firmly in the powers of the presidency – and preclude the very concept of judicial review.
Under the Alien Enemies Act, “the President is hereby authorized to order the removal of such aliens to such place and in such manner as he shall direct.” He, that is, the President, is charged with acting – not unelected Supreme Court justices. This law was specifically written to allow the Commander-in-Chief, who possesses democratic legitimacy, to use his sole executive discretion to remove alien enemies from the country. Under the Biden Regime, more than eight million people were illegally funneled into the country and the Supreme Court said nothing. President Donald J. Trump is right to undo this legal abomination as quickly as possible.
The New York Young Republican Club rejects the temporary injunction wholesale and calls for the Trump Administration to proceed with deportations regardless. As the text of the AEA makes clear, its implementation is solely in the hands of the Executive Branch. The Supreme Court correctly noted in Ludecke v. Watkins (1948) that “the Alien Enemy Act precludes judicial review of the removal order.” Could they possibly be clearer? Even Justice Bushrod Washington, who served on the Court that invented the very concept of judicial review, noted about the AEA in 1817 that, “I do not feel myself authorised [sic] to impose limits to the authority of the executive magistrate which congress, in the exercise of its constitutional powers, has not seen fit to impose” (Lockington v. Smith).
In a system of three separate but equal branches, the Judiciary must respect the limits of its power. The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to tie the hands of the Executive in this matter; it cannot illegally insert itself in the process of deporting these violent individuals.
America did not become the greatest country in the world without courage and effort. On November 5, 2024, the American People handed President Donald J. Trump a decisive mandate: Make America Great Again. To protect and defend her and to fulfill the embodiment of the nation’s will, President Trump must proceed full steam ahead with mass deportations. If the Supreme Court approves, excellent. Otherwise, President Trump should, in line with centuries of precedent, apply the law as it is written.
Illegals have no right to be here, and we are confident that President Trump and his team will not rest until their presence on American soil is terminated.