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Nevada Judge Rules Illegal Re-Entry Law as Unconstitutional

Preston Huennekens — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:02:14 +0000

A judge in Nevada ruled on August 18 that the current law addressing illegal re-entry violates the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment guaranteeing equal protection under the law. This decision could shake the foundations of immigration enforcement in the United States. In her decision, U.S. District Judge Miranda Du, an Obama appointee, wrote that Congress created 8 [...]

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Clinton Judge Keeps Asylum Door Open for Criminals

Bob Dane — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 23:48:20 +0000

A day before they were to take effect, a U.S. district court judge in California blocked rules that would exclude more criminal aliens from gaining asylum in this country. The new policy would have barred migrants charged in document fraud or multiple drunken-driving (DUI) cases from winning asylum. A civil finding of domestic violence, such [...]

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Mass. Judge Who Obstructed ICE Appears to be on an Unobstructed Path to Trial

Jennifer G. Hickey — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:40:53 +0000

A federal judge this week rejected attempts by Massachusetts District Court Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph to avoid going to trial helping an illegal immigrant defendant evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. In denying her motion to have charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy dismissed, U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin on Monday effectively [...]

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Sheriff Slams Judge Over Release of Criminal Aliens in Mass

Bob Dane — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:10:40 +0000

A blunt-talking Massachusetts sheriff is calling the release of illegal aliens from his jail an “unconscionable risk to public health and safety.” As of Sunday, Judge William G. Young ordered the release of more than 40 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees from the Bristol County House of Corrections over concerns about the spread of [...]

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Justice Gorsuch Objects to Judicial Veto Power

Ira Mehlman — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:38:42 +0000

Justice Neil Gorsuch was one of five Supreme Court judges who voted to stay nationwide injunctions imposed by lower courts that barred the Trump administration from denying visas to people who are likely to become public charges. But in his concurring opinion, Gorsuch went a step further, decrying the growing practice of judges exercising what [...]

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Protesting Immigration Judges Have It All Wrong

Matt O'Brien — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:36:11 +0000

According to the Los Angeles Times, Immigration Judge (IJ) Charles Honeyman recently retired after 24 years on the bench because he didn’t like the Trump administration’s directives on how immigration law should be applied in court. In fact, the Times claims, “He continued to grant asylum to victims of domestic violence even after the Justice [...]

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