Probably his trip is rooted in his roots?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland#Early_life_and_education

"the family name having been changed from Garfinkel several generations earlier.

His grandparents left the Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire in the early 20th century, fleeing antisemitic pogroms and seeking a better life for their children in the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement

https://www.etymonline.com/word/pale

"pale (n.) - early 13c. (c. 1200 in Anglo-Latin), "stake, pole, stake for vines," from Old French pal and directly from Latin palus "stake, prop, wooden post" (source also of Spanish and Italian palo) ..."

Reminds me of all the stakeholders Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates and politicians are talking about!