“It’s extraordinary. And it’s escalating DOJ’s effort to challenge federal judges.”Laurie Levenson, a prof at Loyola Law School, said of #DOJ’s lawsuit.
At issue is an order signed by Chief Judge George Russell & filed in May blocking the #Trump admin from immediately removing from the #US any #immigrants who file paperwork w/the #Maryland district court seeking a review of their #detention. The order blocks the removal until 4PM on the 2nd business day after the #HabeasCorpus petition is filed.
The #Trump admin says the automatic pause on removals violates a #SCOTUS ruling & impedes the president’s authority to enforce #immigration laws.
The admin has been locked for weeks in a growing showdown w/the federal #judiciary amid a barrage of #legal challenges to the Ttump’s efforts to carry out key priorities around immigration & other matters. #DOJ has grown increasingly frustrated by rulings blocking the his agenda, accusing #judges of improperly impeding the president’s powers.
“President Trump’s executive authority has been undermined since the first hours of his presidency by an endless barrage of injunctions designed to halt his agenda,” [that’s because he has repeatedly broken the #law] AG #PamBondi said in a statement Wednesday. “The American people elected President Trump to carry out his policy agenda [no, they elected #Trump because they are sexist & racist]: this pattern of judicial overreach undermines the democratic process & cannot be allowed to stand.”🥱