Republicans are bashing a federal judge’s ruling blocking the deportation of suspected gang members and say they are moving to ensure such an occurrence does not happen again.
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DemocraticlawmakersareclaimingaD.C.circuitcourtjudge’srulingblockingtheTrumpadministration’sdeportationofsuspectedTrendeAraguagangmembersisarightfulpartof“separationofpowers.”Republicans,however,saythejudgeoversteppedhisboundsandthattheyaremovingtoensuresuchanoccurrencedoesnothappenagain.
ThiscomesastheTrumpadministrationhasfacedmorethanadozeninjunctionsfromvariousdistrictcourtjudgesacrossthecountryonarangeofpolicydecisions.
OnWednesday,afederalappellatecourtdeclinedtoissueastayonarulingbyObama-appointedD.C.FederalDistrictJudgeJamesBoasberg,whoissuedatemporaryrestrainingorderlastweekendblockingtheTrumpadministrationfromusingtheAlienEnemiesActtodeportVenezuelannationals.
Inlightofthesedevelopments,theHouseJudiciaryCommitteeisexpectedtoholdahearingearlynextweeklookingintotheissueof“activistjudges.”
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