Supreme Court Misinterpretation of Federal Law Could Sideline Immigration Judges

By César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández · SCOTUSblog · 2026-07-02

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the majority opinion in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado contains a fundamental error regarding the scope of expedited removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Justice Samuel Alito’s reading suggests that border officers possess a vast, uni

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, the majority opinion in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado contains a fundamental error regarding the scope of expedited removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Justice Samuel Alito’s reading suggests that border officers possess a vast, uni