Supreme Court justices seem conflicted in immigration enforcement case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Prelogar and several liberal justices noted Tuesday that the guidelines were just that, giving the nation's 6,000 ICE agents discretion to decide which unlawful immigrants posed the most pressing threats.
36% : In September 2021, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to prioritize the detention of recent border crossers and immigrants who pose a threat to national security, through terrorism or espionage, or who were designated as egregious threats to public safety.
33% : When Stone said his interpretation of the law would require between 60,000 and 80,000 more arrests, Roberts asked: "Are there 60,000 to 80,000 empty beds?"ICE has 34,000 detention beds and, as of June, more than 4 million undocumented immigrants in its caseload, including 327,000 people with criminal histories.
18% : Justice Samuel Alito said Texas was contending it will lose money for law enforcement and education if the guidelines result in more unlawful immigrants staying in the country, and showing such damages would allow individuals to sue.

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