Trump administration sues entire Maryland bench over order slowing down deportations
Source: The Hill
06/25/25 1:36 PM ET
The Trump administration has sued the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and all 15 of its judges over an order slowing down its speedy deportation efforts, a striking escalation in its battle with the judiciary.
The Justice Department claimed in the unusual complaint Tuesday that a May standing order signed by the district’s chief judge, which automatically blocks the deportation of migrants in Maryland who file legal challenges over their detention for two business days, interferes with the executive branch’s powers.
The administration asked for a court ruling deeming the standing rule unlawful and an injunction barring its enforcement.
“This lawsuit involves yet another regrettable example of the unlawful use of equitable powers to restrain the Executive,” the complaint reads. “Specifically, Defendants have instituted an avowedly automatic injunction against the federal government, issued outside the context of any particular case or controversy.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5369079-trump-sues-maryland-court-deportation-order/
Link to COMPLAINT (PDF viewer) - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70627303/1/united-states-of-america-v-russell/
Link to COMPLAINT (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.584990/gov.uscourts.mdd.584990.1.0.pdf
(someone had posted about this in General Discussion earlier)
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Yay, Maryland!
