SCOTUS Gave the Government a “Blank Check” to Weaken Due Process for Green Card Holders – Mother Jones

In a 6–3 decision signed by Justice Clarence Thomas, the conservative supermajority held that border officers don’t need to have “clear and convincing evidence” that a lawful permanent resident committed a crime involving moral turpitude—a vaguely defined immigration law term that can cover a wide spectrum of crimes generally involving intent to defraud or cause bodily harm—before jeopardizing their rights and ability to stay in the country. In other words, agents at the border have just been given exceptional discretion to bypass protections generally afforded to green card holders...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/scotus-gave-the-government-a-blank-check-to-weaken-due-process-for-green-card-holders/