Published August 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM ET · Updated August 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET
DHS moves to remove Haitians after judge lifts protected-status block
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A judge lifted a block on removing Haitians who had protected status. DHS is now moving to remove Haitians following the court's decision.
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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Haitians who have entered the United States are persons under the Fifth Amendment and cannot be removed without due process. Yamataya v. Fisher held that an alien who has landed cannot be deported without notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard. St. Cyr confirmed that federal courts retain habeas jurisdiction over legal questions in removal, so lifting a protective block does not end that review.
Kaoru Yamataya v. Thomas M. Fisher, Immigrant and Chinese Inspector (The Japanese Immigrant Case) 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
Vote: Majority for the Court (Harlan); Brewer and Peckham dissenting. Exact 7-2 tally not… · Opinion: Harlan
Although Congress may commit exclusion and deportation to executive officers without judicial trial, an alien who has landed and become part of the U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
Vote: 5-4 · Opinion: Justice John Paul Stevens
Two holdings. (1) Jurisdiction: notwithstanding AEDPA and IIRIRA's review-stripping provisions, federal district courts retain jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to decide pure questions of law in habeas petitions filed by aliens facing removal. Because barring all judicial review of such questions would raise a serious Suspension Clause problem — habeas at its historical core ran to executive detention — the Court required a clear, unambiguous statement from Congress before reading a statute to eliminate habeas, and found none.
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