They did not have the record from the Court of Appeals from the l1th Circuit before them. They went on the request of the Solicitor General and set aside the stay order. which is only to maintain the status quo. which makes it moot. So. assume for the sake of discussion. and I will be finished because the gentleman from New York has been very generous with the use of the time. but ultimately those who advocate on behalf of the Haitian refugees are able to make a prima facie case. If they win in court. they lose the battle because all their clients will have been repatriated back to Haiti and probably killed in prison by the time the case gets to the Supreme Court on its merits. So. we are saying. "Give us your tired. those yearning to be free. except if they happen to be black. except if they happen to be former slaves. and then well give them so much legal gobbledygook that. by the time the case gets to the Supreme Court. it wont mean anything to them.
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Suggests black refugees and former slaves are treated unfairly by the legal system.