"The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal. History is no stranger to such lawless regimes, but this Nation’s system of laws is designed to prevent, not enable, their rise."
—Justice Sotomayor's dissent

PDF: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a931_2c83.pdf

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"The Executive branch may not seize individuals from the streets, deposit them in foreign prisons in violation of court orders, and then invoke the separation of powers to insulate its unlawful actions from judicial scrutiny"
—Abrego Garcia's lawyers in response filed after Justice Roberts' order "pausing" the deadline to return Abrego Garcia to the US after the government deported him to a notorious El Salvadoran prison for terrorists by mistake
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-deportation-salvador-maryland-40136c5aa844b6c12ba20ee67ab4df9a

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