As Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned, if this kind of behavior is allowed for some, it can happen to others — and those others could be American citizens.

In that circumstance, Abrego Garcia could be out of luck, even if El Salvador tortures him, imprisons him in CECOT for life or executes him. Under the Supreme Court’s reasoning, for a court to attempt meaningful oversight on Abrego Garcia’s behalf could exceed its constitutional authority.

The Supreme Court handed Trump a major victory, lifting a restraining order that had prevented the mass deportation of migrants to an El Salvador prison.