The filing argues that the president has the ultimate authority to remove people based on their nationality.

The Constitution supplies a clear answer: the President.

The republic cannot afford a different choice.

Washington, DC - March 26 : President Donald J Trump speaks to reporters about auto tariffs after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images

They did not return.

The deportations have been widelycondemnedby human rights activists.

Were doing everything we can.

The Supreme Court is controlled by conservatives justices, three of which Trump appointed during his first term.

The extent to which they will accommodate Trumps apparent lawlessness is unclear.