Supreme Court Said NO

The US Supreme court in a 5-to-4 decision overturned the deportation James Dimaya a 25-year-old U.S resident from the Philippines who was convicted of two burglaries. James came to the US at the age of 13 as a legal permanent resident. He was convicted of two home burglaries in California and was sentenced four years in prison. The government was trying to place his deportation and crimes under a “violent crime’ even though neither of James crime involved violence. The Court said that “language is so vague that it invites arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement”.



“Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch, Scalia's successor, cast the fifth and decisive vote, along with four liberal justices. In a lengthy concurring opinion, he said the ’Constitution looks unkindly on any law so vague that reasonable people cannot understand its terms and judges do not know where to begin in applying it.’”

Trump responded via tweet expressing his unhappy feelings about the supreme court decision.

“Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, including aggravated felons. This is a public safety crisis that can only be fixed by.......Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed from our society. Keep America Safe!


https://www.npr.org/2018/04/17/603160263/supreme-court-strikes-down-part-of-immigration-law