What are the chances they’re going to obey?

The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

Editor's Note: This op-ed was dictated by Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24. Spectator verified this with his Attorney Amy Greer and conducted its regular editing process. Khalil is currently detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center

I find it appalling how little we know about these flights and the people on them. The fact that the most recent flights we've heard about had no die process or reason for deportation, some even had protected legal status. These people are someone's child, mother, father, sister, brother, or friend. Above all, these people ate human beings and deserve to be treated as such!