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The Trump administration is suing every federal judge in Maryland
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claiming they have abuser authority by temporarily blocking deportations of undocumented immigrants
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The unusual lawsuit challenges an order entered last month in the U.S. District Court for Maryland
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The order automatically grants a temporary injunction to any immigrant who files a writ
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of habeas corpus while in federal detention in Maryland. The order prohibits their deportation
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for as long as two business days while a judge decides the merits of the case
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The lawsuit says that, quote, every unlawful order entered by the district court robs the
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executive branch of its most scarce resource, time to put its policies into effect
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The suit says the judges are, quote, undermining the democratic process by usurping President
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Donald Trump's authority to enforce federal immigration laws. The judges have not responded to the lawsuit
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But a Georgetown University law professor told the New York Times that the suit seemed to be an attack on the legitimacy of the federal courts
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The government is asking all 15 of Maryland's federal judges to recuse themselves from the case filed in the jurisdiction they oversee
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For Straight Hour News, I'm Kaylee Carey. For more unbiased, fact-driven stories, head to san.com or download the Straight Hour News mobile app
