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LetMyPeopleVote

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2. trump tried to suspend all immigration laws by executive order

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 02:31 PM

23 hrs ago

Only congress has this power. I am also surprised that it took 15 months to get this ruling

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In a case we filed a brief in, the DC Circuit just found that the president acted illegally by attempting to suspend ALL IMMIGRATION LAW for people arrested by Border Patrol. It was so blatantly obvious from the start that he had no power to do this, but it's taken 15 months!

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