Courts push back on immigration crackdown, faulting leadership for squeezing DOJ lawyers
TL;DR
Federal judges across multiple states fault top DOJ/ICE leadership for placing frontline lawyers in an 'impossible position' amid a flood of immigration lawsuits, noting missed deadlines, boilerplate defenses, and even resignations as rank-and-file attorneys struggle to defend detention policy without access to necessary information or clear guidance from Washington.
- Judges say ICE, DOJ leaders are putting rank-and-file lawyers in ‘an impossible position’ Politico
- Courts have threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt. It’s time to follow through | Austin Sarat The Guardian
- ICE Officials Must Acknowledge Court Orders in Writing, Judge Says The New York Times
- Judge orders feds to return ICE detainees' missing property within 30 days MPR News
- Property lost during immigration crackdown tees up latest showdown over judges’ contempt threats against prosecutors CNN
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