Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶71
I am skeptical that the relief that the District Court ordered complies with §1252(f)(1). The statute provides that “no court” may “enjoin or restrain the operation of” §1225, subject to limited exceptions. §1252(f)(1) (emphasis added). In California v. Grace Brethren Church, 457 U. S. 393 (1982), decided before §1252(f)(1) was enacted, the Court interpreted near-identical language in the Tax Injunction Act to bar all declaratory relief. Compare 28 U. S. C. § 1341 (“district courts shall not enjoin, suspend or restrain the . . . collection of” state taxes) with 8 U. S. C. §1252(f)(1) (“no court (other than the Supreme Court) shall have jurisdiction or authority to enjoin or restrain the operation of” specified provisions). In Grace Brethren Church, the plaintiffs sought a “declaratory judgment holding state tax laws unconstitutional.” 457 U. S., at 408. Even though the plaintiffs did…Read in context ›
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