Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. concluded that Mr. Trump’s many statements about Haitians were not “overtly racial,” and that it was unlikely that race had been a motivating factor in the administration’s decision to end the protections. He was joined by the court’s five other Republican appointees.

What Justice Alito did not do was set out a single example of those statements.

In dissent, Justice Elena Kagan was incredulous.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-haiti-race.html

Justices Clash on Whether Race Played a Role in Trump’s Bid to Deport Haitians

The split mirrored one that has long divided Americans: how seriously to take the president’s loose, provocative and sometimes ugly remarks.

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