Overview

• Vice President JD Vance called Chief Justice John Roberts' stance on the judiciary's role in checking executive power 'profoundly wrong' during a New York Times podcast interview.
• Vance argued that courts are undermining public will by blocking immigration enforcement policies supported by voters, emphasizing the need for judicial restraint.
• The administration plans to push immigration cases through the courts, aiming to establish rules and infrastructure for large-scale deportations.
• Vance stressed the importance of judicial deference to presidential decisions on politically sensitive issues like immigration and public safety.
• Acknowledging moral tensions, Vance noted unresolved questions about the due process rights of undocumented immigrants under U.S. law.