"With Calvinball the order of the day at One First Street, it's a relief to the see the Justice Department's bad faith shenanigans get spanked in court. And it's especially gratifying when the judge delivering that spanking is one of Trump's own appointees. So Judge Thomas Cullen benchslapping the Justice Department for its preposterous lawsuit against all the federal judges in Maryland is an exceptionally delightful read."
"After the Trump administration openly defied Chief Judge James Boasberg's order to "turn the planes around" and not deport any alien detainees to CECOT in El Salvador, DHS embarked on a nationwide shell game. Detainees like Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk were arrested in blue states and rapidly transferred to far flung detention centers, mostly in the Fifth Circuit, in a blatant attempt to deprive local courts of jurisdiction over habeas claims."
"In a May 28 standing order, Judge Russell noted that the "recent influx of habeas petitions concerning alien detainees purportedly subject to improper and imminent removal from the United States that have been filed after normal court hours and on weekends and holidays has created scheduling difficulties and resulted in hurried and frustrating hearings in that obtaining clear and concrete information about the location and status of the petitioners is elusive.""
Judge Thomas Cullen dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit targeting federal judges in Maryland. The Department of Homeland Security transferred detainees across jurisdictions and refused to delay deportations to frustrate habeas claims. DHS arrested detainees in blue states and moved them to distant detention centers, often in the Fifth Circuit, to deprive local courts of jurisdiction. Chief Judge George Russell III issued a May 28 standing order noting an influx of after-hours habeas petitions, difficulty obtaining clear detainee locations, and rushed, frustrating hearings. DHS summarily deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a country where his deportation was illegal.
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