Deported Green Card Holders in Tough Spot at High Court (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed primed after oral argument to rule against former green card holders unlawfully deported due to a change in federal law, suggesting they must continue to pursue their claims even if it seems like a nearly impossible climb.

Justice Clarence Thomas got right to the point on Tuesday during the telephone proceeding, wondering why the Justice Department was even “pursuing this case if you would say today” the Mexican national at the center of the dispute “would not be deported.”

And the more liberal justices suggested a conviction leading to deportation based on an invalid order ...