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On the recordJune 27, 2025
the Government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone anywhere without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Justice Sotomayor criticized the government's disregard for legal constraints on deportations.

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