The Supreme Court issued a decision in a case that could accelerate deportations, ruling against a drug-running illegal alien who attempted to appeal his removal order after the deadline.
The case, called Riley v. Bondi, concerns a Jamaican illegal alien and drug trafficker named Pierre Riley who overstayed his visa and was ordered to be removed from the United States, but appealed his removal order.
The final 5-4 decision clarifies the window of time in which an illegal alien is allowed to contest an order of removal.
The illegal alien in the case initially received a deportation deferral order from a judge after claiming that he would be killed if he was sent to Jamaica. The deferral order was revoked, with Riley again attempting to appeal his impending deportation.
The illegal alien had previously racked up a criminal record in the United States.
“He became a member of ‘a far-reaching and well-organized’ drug trafficking gang and was convicted in 2008 for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, as well as for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug- trafficking crime,” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito pointed out in the opinion.
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