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TRUMP'S BIG IMMIGRATION WIN: HERE IS HOW THE JUSTICES VOTED

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Trump’s Big Immigration Win: Here Is How The Justices Voted

2019-09-12
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Trump got a major win at the Supreme Court on immigration on Wednesday as the court sided with him in a major immigration reform case. This case should have been an easy win for the Trump administration, and for the most part it was, more challenges are sure to come though.

The case lifted the nationwide injunction and the injunction within the 9th circuit on Trump’s asylum policy that requires a migrant to seek asylum in the first “safe” country they enter. If this requirement is not met, they cannot seek asylum in the United States.

The injunction was lifted and allows complete enforcement of the rule while the challenges to it work through the court process.

The court handed Trump a 7-2 victory, this means that some liberal justices sided with the Trump administration. Here are the Justices and how they voted:

1.) Niel Gorsuch

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Niel Gorsuch, a Trump appointed Justice, ruled in favor of the Trump administration. This came as little surprise as Gorsuch has been a solid conservative vote on immigration related cases since day 1.

2.) Brett Kavanaugh

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By White House photo by Eric Draper [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Brett Kavanaugh, another Trump appointed Justice, ruled in favor of the Trump administration's new rule. This brings America one step closer to solving the immigration problem.

3.) Clarence Thomas

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Clarence Thomas, appointed by George H.W. Bush, ruled on Trump’s side in the case. Thomas is arguably the most conservative Justice on the Supreme Court so this vote was another non-surprise.

4.) Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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By English: Steve Petteway, photographer for the Supreme Court of the United States. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, appointed by Bill Clinton, ruled against The Trump Administration. This comes as no surprise considering that Ginsburg is a liberal icon and a reliable liberal vote on most if not all issues.

5.) Samuel Alito

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Samuel Alito, appointed by George W. Bush, has been a Conservative judge in the past but has moved to be more of an independent in recent history, but he sided with the Trump administration in this major immigration case.

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6.) Stephen Breyer
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Stephen Breyer, appointed by Bill Clinton, ruled in favor of the Trump administration. Breyer is often ruling with Ginsburg but in this case he was ruling with the Conservative Justices.

7.) John Roberts

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By SGT Mikki Sprenkle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

John Roberts, appointed by George W. Bush, ruled in favor of the Trump administration on this case. Roberts can flip both ways but even if he had sided with the liberal justices the win would still have been handed to the Trump administration.

8.) Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Sotomayor, appointed by Barack Obama, was the second dissenting vote that ruled right alongside Ruth Bader Ginsberg. This comes as no surprise as she is a reliable liberal vote, there is never much of a chance of getting Sotomayor to vote conservative.

9.) Elena Kagan

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Elena Kagan, appointed by Barack Obama, sided with conservatives in a bit of an upset for liberals. Kegan is typically a solid liberal vote so this was a big loss for liberals hoping to see the immigration system get further abused.

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