CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 27, 2025
HERE’S A UNIQUE IDEA: THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS SUING AN ENTIRE FEDERAL COURT, SAYING THE JUDGES IN MARYLAND WERE TAKING EXTREME MEASURES TO GIVE BREAKS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO FACE DEPORTATION.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES – A REAL NEWSPAPER – REPORTS LEGAL EXPERTS CAN’T THINK OF A PRECEDENT FOR SUCH A LAWSUIT, WHICH NAMES ALL 15 ACTIVE JUDGES ON THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN MARYLAND AS DEFENDANTS.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS OBJECTING TO A “STANDING ORDER” ISSUED LAST MONTH BY CHIEF JUDGE GEORGE RUSSELL III THAT CREATES AN AUTOMATIC SHORT-TERM BLOCKADE ON DEPORTATIONS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO FILE A “HABEUS” CHALLENGE TO THEIR DETENTION AND POTENTIAL REMOVAL.
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS CALLED THE MOVE “UNLAWFUL” AND ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI CHARACTERIZED IT AS PART OF A WALL OF RESISTANCE FROM FEDERAL JUDGES WHO ARE STRETCHING THE LAW TO STOP PRESIDENT TRUMP, PARTICULARLY ON IMMIGRATION CASES.
A SUIT LIKE THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. FEDERAL JUDGES HAVE EXCEDED THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS FOR MANY YEARS. THAT’S BECAUSE MANY HAVE BEEN NAMED BY LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTS WHO BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION IS A “LIVING DOCUMENT” AND CAN BE MADE TO SAY WHATEVER THE JUDGES SAY IT MEANS. GOOD FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
