Judge says deportations to South Sudan violate court order
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The Trump administration continued its assault on the judiciary after a judge found that DHS had violated his court order by removing migrants to South Sudan. The post ‘This ruling is deranged’: Trump admin escalates war on judiciary after federal judge says DHS ‘unquestionably’ violated court order first appeared on Law & Crime.
A federal judge tore into federal prosecutors on Wednesday over the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office’s bizarre handling of the arrest of Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this month. The judge also reminded prosecutors that the goals of the DOJ’s work should not involve efforts to “advance political agendas.”
Immigration authorities refused to say what their final destinations would be, but said their home countries had refused to receive the migrants.
A federal judge Thursday ruled in favor of 23 states and Washington, DC, by blocking $11.4 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. A temporary injunction from District Judge Mary McElroy of Rhode Island will prevent the cuts from going into effect indefinitely.
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department of Government Efficiency to cripple the agency are therefore “null and void.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested May 9 outside an immigrant detention center, though federal prosecutors later decided to drop the charges.
Judge Beryl Howell blocked the Trump administration's actions against the U.S. Institute of Peace, ruling that there was an unlawful takeover by DOGE.
Supporters for bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States held a rally outside the United States District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, as a federal judge will review whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege.
The activist claims that the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish TPS is a prelude to eliminating the program for the other 16 beneficiary countries