8. Mullin v. Doe, Kagan, J., dissenting. Kagan explains that “a motivating factor” need not be the sole or dominant factor, and that race entering the picture even as a subsidiary factor would taint the Haiti TPS decision.
9. White House executive order on South Africa; Federal Register refugee determination for fiscal year 2026; Reuters and AP reports on expanding refugee admissions for white South Africans.
10. Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, Sotomayor, J., dissenting. Sotomayor wrote that the Court “blesses” the decision to “slam the door shut,” and warned that asylum seekers could be kept “one inch away from U.S. soil.”
11. Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, Sotomayor, J., dissenting. Sotomayor wrote that the consequences were predictable: “More people will die,” followed by warnings about illegal crossings, dangerous conditions, and return to violence.