Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest member of the Supreme Court, voiced her dissent against a ruling that vacated protections for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Her dissent highlighted the potential dangers faced by these individuals if the humanitarian parole program is ended. She argued that the majority court's ruling overlooked the serious risks involved and that waiting to decide on the legal case posed no harm to the government, noting the devastating impact on the lives of nearly half a million immigrants amid their legal battles.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson eloquently expressed her dissent, asserting that the Court has botched its assessment of the harms involved with the termination of the humanitarian parole program.
Jackson emphasized that allowing the government to suspend the parole program without adequate protections exposes nearly half a million noncitizens to the risk of deportation back to danger.
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