A family claiming to face violence from a drug cartel will likely be deported to Mexico after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied their request for an emergency appeal to block the deportation proceeding. The liberal justice denied the request for an appeal to the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and did not refer the case to the broader court. She made no comment in the ruling. When they sought asylum, an immig…
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denies appeal from Mexican family seeking asylum from cartel violence
April 19, 2025