Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2021

Garland v. Gonzalez

Decided June 13, 2022. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-322 · 596 U.S. 543 · Cited 65 times

Holding

Title 8 U. S. C. §1252(f)(1)—which generally strips lower courts of “jurisdiction or authority” to “enjoin or restrain the operation of ” certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act—deprived the District Courts of jurisdiction in these cases to entertain respondents’ requests for class-wide injunctive relief.

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