Judge Accuses Federal Government of Violating Immigration Laws

Judge Accuses Federal Government of Violating Immigration Laws

A federal judge said on Feb. 26 that he would haul prosecutors and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials into court to answer questions under oath if they continue to pursue immigration detentions under a legal provision many judges have rejected. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi of New Jersey accused the Trump administration of defying the law by subjecting noncitizens to mandatory immigration detention. At issue is Section 122…

Federal judge threatens to haul Trump officials in for violating court orders

Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney wrote on X that the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security may get hauled into court if an angry New Jersey Judge has anything to say about it. Over the past months, news outlets have reported that judges at the magistrate and federal levels have reached their limits with ill-prepared or inexperienced DOJ lawyers, lies by prosecutors, and Homeland Security staff who refuse to follow their court…