In a shocking turn of events, the six right wing members of the Supreme Court abandoned the Statue of Liberty image of welcoming immigrants, a basic premise of the American historical tradition, and have allowed the Trump Administration to prevent asylum for 1.3 million people wishing for a better life, and wishing to escape persecution, bloodshed and war in other nations.
Most specifically, the Court’s 6-3 decision in Mullin V Doe will end TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and lead to Haitians and Syrians being forced out of America, people who have not committed crimes, and have established a life of decency and accomplishment in America. Also, nationals from about 10 other nations will eventually face deportation as well.
This will undermine the economy, causing a labor shortage in senior care institutions, hospitals, construction, hotels, agriculture, and many other fields of work, and it is purely based on racism, since Donald Trump is a pure white supremacist, who promotes cruelty and death as his agenda!
The Supreme Court and Donald Trump will carry the shame of future deaths of returned migrants to dangerous nations as part of their historical record, a blot on their reputations, but clearly they have no concern for basic human rights.
The poet Emma Lazarus wrote the famous poem “The New Colossus”, about the Statue of Liberty–“Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Be Free”, now being repudiated by the majority of the Supreme Court and the Trump Administration.
It is a shame long term on the American historical tradition of freedom and opportunity.
The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda
“Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-enables-trumps-cruel-immigration-agenda
Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/alligator-alcatraz-environmental-immigrant-inquiry
UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/un-deaths-immigration-custody-human-rights-law
Dems Must Talk Seriously About Supreme Court Expansion
https://newrepublic.com/post/212399/supreme-court-expansion-democrats-proposal
ABSOLUTELY!
With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided
“The justices will decide this week whether President Trump can end the guarantee of birthright citizenship and fire a leader of the independent Federal Reserve.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-final-decisions.html
These SHOULD be no-brainer cases, but probably won’t be.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner-and-overturns-major-restraint-on-presidential-power/
Another step towards autocracy.
Video by Paul Krugman on this disastrous decision.
Video by Jamelle Bouie about it as well.
The supreme court has again undermined the power of Congress
“The Trump v Slaughter decision allows the president further influence over agencies Congress itself created”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-trump-v-slaughter
The Supreme Court Rejected a Bonkers Idea About Voting by a 5–4 Margin. Next Time We Won’t Be So Lucky.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/supreme-court-roberts-barrett-bonkers-voting-case.html
They saved mail-in voting….for now.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/in-a-rare-blow-to-trump-the-supreme-court-just-saved-mail-in-voting-for-now/
Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users’ location history
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-okello-chatrie-geofence-warrants-a3adee8a3fd32b8ea1b42eb72cbcc35f
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
https://apnews.com/article/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll-sexual-abuse-1a50d1e9e1d12898e78e0803c4627771