Amidst unprecedented and dangerous moves, the Department of Justice sued all 15 federal judges in Maryland.
Located in the heart of a legal fire Order May 21st Premier George L. Russell III has banned federal officials from deporting immigrants filing corpus petitions in Maryland until at least 4pm on the second business day after the filing.
Russell said the goal is to prevent rush removals that deny immigrants a fair hearing, especially during business hours or weekends, when proper reviews become logistically impossible.
“The recent influx of habeas corps petitions relating to foreign detainees has been filed on regular court hours and weekends and holidays, causing difficult schedules and has led to rushed and frustrating hearings,” the order reads.
Russell cited the Supreme Court precedent of 1966 that grants the courts limited authority to maintain jurisdiction while considering urgent matters.
However, the Trump administration has not retreated. Among the broad legal challenges, the DOJ argues that Russell’s standing order illegally grants comprehensive relief to all immigrants without taking into account individual cases and illegally limits the president’s authority to enforce immigration laws.
“A sense of frustration and a desire for more convenience should not give defendants a license to disregard the law, nor do they have their position within the judicial department.” I wrote it.
The DOJ is asking the Fourth Circuit to appoint a judge from outside the Maryland area. All 15 judges have been appointed defendants, and they claim there is an inherent conflict of interest.
Legal analysts say the move has no recent precedent.
“It’s extraordinary, and it escalates the DOJ’s efforts to challenge federal judges,” said Loyola law professor Laurie Levenson. I said Associated Press.
I’ll talk Washington Postretired federal judge J. Michael Luttig was a duller one.
“It’s reckless and irresponsible, and another direct attack on the federal courts in this country,” he said.
Legal measures look like the Trump administration’s latest and most extreme salvo Ongoing war With the judiciary Immigrants. And it didn’t take long for Democrats to sound the alarm.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the case an “unprecedented effort to threaten judges and take away the strength of the courts” and accused the Trump administration of “turning the constitution into his head.”
luttig says the administration helped the first hurry to create chaos Large immigration No appropriate notices or hearings. supreme court I recently dominated Such groups were entitled to challenge removal before being deported.
But that hasn’t stopped Trump officials. Extremely on the judges Who controls them and openly question the court’s authority to intervene.
Attorney General Pam Bondy has revealed the Trump administration’s position statement on wednesday.
“President Trump’s executives have been undermined since the first few hours of his presidency by an infinite injunction designed to halt his agenda. This pattern of overreach in justice undermines the democratic process and is not allowed to endure it,” she wrote.
President Donald Trump has previously criticized one-point unfavorable ruling. I’m looking for each bullet A federal judge ordered the deported immigrants to be returned to the United States. The bullet each is unlikely and requires a Senate conviction, Rare citizen responsibilities From Chief Justice John Roberts.
“The bluff each is not an appropriate response to differences in opinion over a judicial decision,” he warned.
The Maryland bench in particular was a thorn on Trump’s side. There are judges like Paula Sinis Forced government vice versa Illegal deportation. Others, like James K. Breder, oversees the lawsuit filed by the Democratic state attorney general. A challenging mass firing of federal employees.
And Maryland judges blocked major Trump policies related to the year marked by sweeping executive actions. Immigrants, Transgender Healthcareand civil servants. Of the district’s 15 judges, 13 have been appointed by Democrats Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
However, legal scholars warn that litigation could break long-standing norms between the enforcement and judicial departments.
“The President and his Attorney General will continue their ruthless attacks on federal judiciary and the rule of law, at least until the U.S. Supreme Court attempts to stop them,” Luttig warned. “To date, the Supreme Court has acquiesced in the presidential war, but the devastating sacrifices to federal courts and the rule of law have appeared by that day.”
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