Illegal immigration and birthright citizenship are under scrutiny as the Supreme Court addresses judicial activism and national policy implications.

Both recent orders by the Supreme Court appear to show a common thread in handling deportation and immigration matters, prioritizing procedure from the onset.

The chief judge of Maryland’s federal district court issued a standing order this week prohibiting the Trump administration from quickly deporting people in Immigration and Customs

After a late-night intervention, the court shut down the administration’s legal bait-and-switch.

The court’s action essentially extended an order Chief Justice John Roberts issued in April that had the effect of removing two board members who Trump fired from agencies that deal with labor issues, including one with a key role for federal workers as Trump aims to drastically downsize the workforce.