This week, the Supreme Court ruled in a way that will devastate  lives of thousands of people in the United States.

In 1990, Congress created a status called TPS,  allowing  people living in violent situations, or in places shattered by natural disasters, to apply for temporary protection in the United States. Over the years, that status has been renewed in  places that were considered too dangerous, for return.

When it became known that the Trump administration planned to end TPS for Haitians and Syrian refugees, lower courts  asked to rule on the legality of the decision, halted the process. They cited the Trump Administration’s failure to follow the TPS law, verifying these nations are now  safe.

Even so, the Supreme Court ruling on the issue, made a claim that the law doesn’t allow courts, to question the process  immigration authorities use to revoke TPS protections. Aside from the obvious, that in our system of government, Courts function as a check on the excesses of Congress and the Executive branch of the government . . . The ruling has devastating impacts, for all the people involved.

Ignoring overt racial discrimination toward our Haitian population,  visibly present during the 2024 election, the Conservative members of the Supreme Court denied its existence.  Then  ignored, violence happening in Haiti today and the persecution of gay people in Syria.

Presented with evidence, of four Haitian women sent back to Haiti in February, who were beheaded when they returned, the Supreme Court washed their hands of the repercussions of their decision, and the violence awaiting those forced to  return. Meanwhile, the United States warns people to stay away from Haiti and Syria because of violence. Yet the Supreme Court shut their eyes to the harm they were doing, in once more favoring the Trump Administration, and its cruelty.

It used to be, that I trusted most decisions of the Supreme Court, believing that they had judiciously considered opposing arguments,  acting  within the  law, using reason and logic, to reach their conclusions.  The June 14, 2026 decision has none of that. It is morally bankrupt, violating the law of the land.

Our pledge of allegiance ends, with “One Nation, under God, with Liberty and justice for all.” There is no justice in this decision. Justice without compassion is not just. Returning people to a place where they will be subjected to violence and death, is not just.

The Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices, all claim the Christian faith as their heritage. Yet, this decision is contrary to Christian values they claim. It is antithetical to the faith of Jesus, as well as an abdication of their responsibility as judges and protectors of the innocent.

Legal scholars will argue about the Supreme Court’s motivations, and the twisted way the Court arrived at their conclusions. But for those impacted by this decision and it’s disastrous consequences, it  is a matter of life and death.

Pontius Pilate is forever remembered as washing his hands of responsibility, as he turned Jesus over to the people that would crucify him. The Robert’s Court will be remembered for its indifference in the face of suffering, as they turn innocents  over to await their fate,  returned  to the violence they fled.

“You shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment. Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty, but judge your neighbor justly.” Leviticus 19:15 NAB