Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration In Green Card Immigration Parole Case

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 for the Trump administration in a case involving the federal government’s authority to place lawful permanent residents on immigration parole after travel abroad.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case involving the federal government’s authority over green card holders returning to the United States after travel abroad.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled in a case centered on Muk Choi Lau, a lawful permanent resident who was placed on immigration parole by an immigration officer in 2012 after returning from a short trip outside the country.

The officer made the decision because Lau had been accused of a counterfeiting crime.

Lau argued that the officer exceeded his authority by placing him on immigration parole. He also argued that the decision improperly allowed the Department of Homeland Security to move quickly toward deportation proceedings after he pleaded guilty to trademark counterfeiting.

The Trump administration defended the government’s action, arguing that suspicion of a crime is sufficient to place a lawful permanent resident on immigration parole when returning from travel abroad.

Federal attorneys urged the Supreme Court to adopt a broad view of executive authority in immigration matters.

The case began before President Donald Trump took office, but the ruling comes as the administration continues a sweeping immigration crackdown and as the high court weighs several other major immigration disputes.

Those pending cases include challenges related to Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship, potentially revive a restrictive asylum policy and terminate temporary legal protections for migrants who fled war and natural disasters in their home countries.

Tuesday’s ruling gives the administration a victory in one of several immigration-related cases before the Supreme Court and clarifies the government’s power in cases involving green card holders suspected of criminal conduct after returning to the United States.