Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

Trump Fires US Attorney Who Told Border Agents to Follow Law on Immigration Raids

US President Donald Trump fired a top federal prosecutor in Sacramento just hours after she warned immigration agents they could not indiscriminately detain people in her district, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times.

U.S. attorney said she was fired after telling Border Patrol to follow a court order

Michele Beckwith, U.S. attorney in Sacramento, said she was let go after warning the border patrol's Gregory Bovino not to violate a court injunction.

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational terrorists, sex traffickers and the Aryan brotherhood. She became the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento this year when her boss, a Biden appointee, stepped down in January. But her career crumbled in July, she said, after she issued a warning to Gregory Bovino, the California face of President Trump’s immigration crackdow…

Trump Ousts Davis-Based Federal Prosecutor for Defending Court Limits on Border Patrol - Davis Vanguard

Michele Beckwith was fired from her position as Acting U.S. Attorney in Sacramento after she insisted that Border Patrol agents comply with court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids, highlighting the conflict between the Trump administration and the independence of the Department of Justice.

U.S. attorney fired after telling Border Patrol to follow court order

The acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento has said she was fired after telling the Border Patrol chief in charge of immigration raids in California that his agents were not allowed to arrest people without probable cause in the Central Valley.Michele Beckwith, a career prosecutor who was made the acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District [...] The post U.S. attorney fired after telling Border Patrol to follow court order appeared first on Areyou…