I think there are serious questions. Were the deportees in international air space or on the ground before take off? When is a President justified in ignoring a court order? Is the Judiciary superior to the Executive branch, or are they equal branches of govt? How do you resolve a difference in interpreting the law?
Clearly, Trump thinks the Executive branch is superior because he summarily disregarded the Judiciary. The courts?
Just turn the plane back around brother. No one is debating whether the bad guys should be sent out or not. But there have been plenty of mistakes made already by this administration in making hasty decisions and for whatever reason always trying to make into a marketing event. which then gets his big ego all sauced up. lets break this down by the numbers. how many was it 200-300 people. divide that into 300 mill and that's what we get... C'mon man. Seriously can you guys just stop this nonsense. In the meantime they are pushing the limits of our constitution. The distractions are just that.
The branches of government are not "equal", there was a clear and accepted hierarchy of power, with Congress being primary. This balance was eroded in the 20th century due to WWII and the Cold War, leading to the rise of the 'Imperial Presidency.' * The term 'coequal', (a rather imprecise word that should simply be"'equal') emerged as rhetorical justification for expanding executive power. It misleadingly suggests that all branches are on the same level rather than recognizing Congress’s superior legislative authority. Too often, it is misused to imply equal power rather than equal responsibility in maintaining checks and balances. *The term "imperial presidency" was popularized by historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. in his 1973 book, "The Imperial Presidency." In this book, Schlesinger expressed concerns about the growing power of the U.S. presidency, particularly in the areas of foreign policy and war powers, and argued that it had exceeded its constitutional limits.
The traditional model of government, Congress makes laws, the President enforces them, and the courts interpret them, is an oversimplification for school kids. Congress doesn’t just ‘make’ laws, the President can veto them, and courts can strike them down. The President doesn’t just ‘enforce’ laws, they influence legislation and issue executive orders. Courts don’t just ‘interpret’ laws, they set precedents and review executive actions. Checks and balances create a far more dynamic and intricate system than the simple three-part model suggests. Administrative agencies within the executive branch create and enforce regulations with the force of law. The people shape all three branches through elections, public pressure, and civic engagement. (not so much anymore, lobbies, oligarchy etc.) Federalism adds another layer, as state and local governments interact with the federal government in complex ways. One always has to keep an awareness of the changes over time but there has to be some baseline for reference and this is where originalist constitutional interpretation comes back to bring sanity. Not to ignore evolution but gyve a measure of how far from baseline a branch has drifted.