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Public commenters at meeting say courts cannot set U.S. foreign policy, urge deportation of undocumented migrants
Summary
During the meeting's public comment period, two speakers argued that U.S. courts lack authority to direct foreign policy and urged deportation of an individual to El Salvador; speakers cited the Supreme Court and President Trump without identifying a specific court ruling.
At a public comment during the meeting, two speakers criticized courts for intervening in U.S. foreign policy and said an individual who is a citizen of El Salvador had been returned to that country.
The comments focused on the roles of the presidency and the judiciary in immigration enforcement. Commenter 1, a public commenter, said, “This individual is a citizen of El Salvador. He was illegally in The United States and was returned to his country.” The speaker added that deportations generally return people to their country of origin and contrasted that with Venezuela, which the commenter said “wasn't refusing to take people back.”
Commenter 2, a public commenter, argued that “No. The foreign policy of The United States is conducted by the president of The United States, not by…a court,” and later said, “And no court in The United States has a right to conduct the foreign policy of The United States.” Commenter 2 also asserted that “The Supreme Court said exactly what Marco said,” without identifying the specific case; the speaker described federal immigration enforcement as consistent with then-President Trump’s policy.
The remarks referenced national institutions—President of the United States and the U.S. Supreme Court—and a national news organization, but the speakers did not cite a specific Supreme Court case or provide documents to support the legal claim. The statements were expressed during the meeting’s public comment period and did not reflect a formal action or decision by the meeting body.
No motions, votes, or staff directions related to these remarks were recorded on the transcript excerpt provided.
