For years, liberal judges turned asylum law into a weapon to block deportations and overwhelm the courts. That era is officially over.
The Supreme Court just struck a major blow—and the hammer came from an unexpected source: President Biden’s own appointee, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Democrats had promised she would defend their progressive legacy, but in a stunning 9-0 decision, she sided with the law, not partisan strategy.
Jackson Delivers a Shock to Liberal Lawyers
Justice Jackson authored the unanimous ruling in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, a case that challenged how federal courts review asylum denials. The plaintiffs were a Salvadoran family who entered the U.S. illegally in 2021, claiming a hitman threatened their lives back home.
An immigration judge evaluated the evidence, found the family’s claims credible—but still denied asylum. Why? Because, legally, threats or extortion from criminals do not automatically meet the definition of “persecution.”
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