Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶76
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…Read in context ›
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