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Supreme Court Makes MAJOR RULING on Immigration Case

2026-07-04 Entertainment
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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian cover the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Doe allowing the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. Justice Alito wrote that Congress gave the DHS Secretary broad discretion to designate and terminate TPS, and courts cannot second-guess that decision. The court also rejected the equal protection claim that the terminations were racially motivated. In a companion case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court ruled 6-3 that asylum seekers standing in Mexico have not "arrived in the United States" and are not entitled to apply. Brian and Shant don't celebrate the ruling but urge a pragmatic reading. The goose and gander rule applies: every tool Trump just got, a future Democratic administration inherits. Want to extend TPS for Venezuelans, Ukrainians, or Gazans? Courts can't block it. Want to redesignate a country Trump terminated? Same insulation. Want to reopen the border to asylum seekers? The executive sets the policy now, and courts are out. Brian predicts this opinion is laying groundwork for upcoming birthright citizenship and Fed chair rulings: where Congress delegates authority, the president can act; where it doesn't, he can't. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@Matiilda-r5q 2026-07-04

I am disgusted with the Roberts six. ..

213 2 replies
@SuperRedtiger1 2026-07-04

Impeach all six MAGA SCOTUS now

24 2 replies
@liberatedwoman 2026-07-04

Sending Haitians back to Haiti should be considered a war crime.

23 2 replies
@CatieMatthews-m4m 2026-07-04

I am disgusted with the Roberts six.

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@nilo70 2026-07-04

donny diaper is responsible for the roberts court. ALL the problems this country is having are directly caused by him.

17 1 replies
@liberatedwoman 2026-07-04

Haitians have been working their asses off, paying taxes, and contributing to society. If anyone should be departed ….it’s the Repugnalant congress.

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@liberatedwoman 2026-07-04

Congress has extraordinary powers that they have neglected criminally…..since 1/21/25!

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@Keoki-k1f 2026-07-04

Aloha and Mahalo from Puna, Hawaii 🌋 and happy 4th of July! Thank you for your efforts it matters and is making a difference! ✊️🤙🤘🖖✌️

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@rmr7024 2026-07-04

Thanks Shant and Brian appreciate your take

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@sdgakatbk 2026-07-05

I appreciate your work. Happy 4th.

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