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0 pointshn_acker10mo ago0 comments

> Can you provide an example where they've ignored a Supreme Court ruling?

How about the case where the Supreme Court told the administration to obey a lower court's order and facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to the US [1]? The Trump administration openly defied the Supreme Court's order for nearly 2 months (April 11 to June 6) [2][3]. Setting aside whether the "temporary" violation of a Supreme Court order has been legally resolved, the administration brought Garcia back to press (hypocritical and doubtful) human smuggling charges to justify deporting Garcia again, and a judge let Garcia stay in jail for longer otherwise necessary because the judge thought the administration would deport Garcia before he could have his trial [4].

[1] https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/11/even-the-supreme-court-s...

[2] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_Kilmar_Abrego_G...

[4] https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-deportation-immigra...

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ethbr110mo ago

"Facilitate" was a weasel word that the Supreme Court knew would allow the administration to play as it wished, hence why it was affirmed by this Court.

If the Supreme Court had wanted to order him back immediately, it would have done so.

The facts are that this administration has skated on and just over the line with regards to lower courts, especially in matters of immigration, but has yet to ignore a directive from the Supreme Court.

If you're aware of an actual example, feel free to provide it.

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