Nonilex
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A judge Tues threw out an unusual lawsuit filed against EVERY FEDERAL JUDGE in , which had challenged a blocking the Trump admin from immediately deporting immigrants in the state contesting their removal.

The ruling by US District Judge Thomas Cullen, a Trump appointee from Virginia brought in to oversee the case in Baltimore, was a setback for Trump’s battle against judicial orders stymieing his agenda.


reuters.com/legal/government/u
Nonilex
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Cullen was nominated to the federal bench by in 2020. He serves in the Western District of Virginia, but he was tapped to oversee the case because all 15 of ’s are named as defendants, a highly unusual circumstance that reflects the admin’s hostile response to judges who slow or stop its policies.
Nonilex
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Signed by Chief District Judge George L. Russell III, the order prevents the admin from immediately deporting any immigrants seeking review of their detention in MD district court. It blocks their removal until 4PM on the 2nd business day after their petition is filed.

courtlistener.com/docket/70627
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The #DOJ, which filed the suit in June, says the automatic pause violates a #SCOTUS ruling & impedes the president’s authority to enforce #immigration laws. DOJ has grown increasingly frustrated by rulings blocking #Trump’s agenda, repeatedly accusing #federal #judges of improperly impeding his powers.

The lawsuit was an extraordinary #legal maneuver, ratcheting up the admin’s fight with the federal #judiciary.

#law#DueProcess
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Attorneys for the #Maryland judges argued the lawsuit was intended to limit the power of the #judiciary to review certain #immigration proceedings while the #Trump admin pursues a #MassDeportation agenda.

“The executive branch seeks to bring suit in the name of the United States against a co-equal branch of government,” attorney Paul Clement said during the hearing. “There really is no precursor for this suit”

#law#DueProcess#SeparationOfPowers