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Sotomayor offers blistering dissent on SC asylum decision: ‘More people will die!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:51 am
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:51 am
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Sotomayor, the most senior liberal justice on the high court, warned that the decision would leave people fleeing persecution or violence more vulnerable to “dangerous conditions”
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“The consequences of today’s decision are predictable,” she read. “More people will die. More people will attempt to cross the border illegally, and some will make it while others will not.”
The practice of reading a dissent aloud is typically reserved for when justices strongly disagree with the majority opinion. Sotomayor doing so appeared to catch the author of that opinion, conservative Justice Samuel Alito, by surprise.
In a rare response, Alito remarked that he would’ve added more to his initial comments if he had known. He pointed out that the policy had been used by two different administrations to maintain an orderly process at ports of entry.
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The “metering” policy was first implemented by former President Obama in 2016 and had been used during President Trump’s first term to limit the number of asylum seekers at the U.S. border with Mexico.
The 6-3 majority found Thursday that noncitizens who were still on the Mexico side of the border had not “arrived” in the U.S. and were therefore not legally entitled to apply for asylum.
Sotomayor argued that interpretation “makes no sense,” comparing it to a situation in which a train conductor might say the train was “arriving at Penn Station” even though it was still half a mile away.
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Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:54 am to Jbird
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:54 am to Jbird
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More people will die.
Funny that never bothered her on the abortion question.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:55 am to Jbird
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Justice Samuel Alito responded tersely to Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday morning after the liberal justice read her blistering dissent to his majority opinion in a case on asylum seekers.
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As Sotomayor read her dissenting opinion from the bench, taking more time than her colleague, Alito leaned back in his chair and rocked back and forth, staring at the ceiling and at times appearing to close his eyes.
When Sotomayor criticized the majority opinion as “egregiously wrong,” Alito leaned forward in his chair, propped his chin in his hands and stared up at the ceiling.
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When Sotomayor commented about the majority opinion’s reference to the language of “arrival” in the context of immigration and used the example of landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, Alito briefly set his gaze on Sotomayor.
After she concluded, Alito softly cleared his throat before issuing a rare off-the-cuff response to a dissent. The conservative justice appeared testy as he said that there was much more that he “would have added” if he’d known that Sotomayor would read her dissent aloud in full.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:55 am to Jbird
Ketanji backed her up by saying, “Not only does this ruling make no sense, but I really have no idea what it’s about.”
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:56 am to Jbird
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More people will attempt to cross the border illegally, and some will make it while others will not.
Dammit! If only the TPS for Haitians had been upheld then people would have stopped trying to illegally cross the border and there would be no more people dying!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:56 am to Jbird
She's sending a threat.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:57 am to High C
The wise Latina had to do this unannounced if not Alito would have exposed her as the fricking idiot she is.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:58 am to Jbird
I just read that. Too emotional for a Supreme Court Justice.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:58 am to Jbird
frick
The
Diabetic
Latina
The
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Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:58 am to Jbird
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“More people will die. More people will attempt to cross the border illegally, and some will make it while others will not.”
They won't die if they don't come. It's a dumb idea, because you will be turned away.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:59 am to Jbird
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More people will attempt to cross the border illegally, and some will make it while others will not.”
One way not to die is don't try coming here illegally.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:59 am to Jbird
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More people will die
Someone should ask her why this is our problem if they’re not our citizens
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:01 pm to Jbird
I would have preferred him to lean in her direction and reply, " Suck it".
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:01 pm to Jbird
The fat old wise Latina
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:01 pm to High C
Now there’s a surprise that she is confused lol the DEI Justice is really impressive!!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:02 pm to Jbird
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More people will die
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:02 pm to kingbob
Sometimes I wonder if Soto-pop is jealous of ketanji 'I'm not a biologist' Jackson for stealing her crown as the stupidest supreme Court Justice.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:05 pm to Jbird
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The consequences of today’s decision are predictable,” she read. “More people will die
Sounds like she should be pro-life. Yes?
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