A federal appellate court declined to issue a stay on a lower court’s orders in a suit challenging the Trump administration‘s authority to deport Venezuelan nationals via a 1798 wartime law.
In a 2-1 decision Wednesday, a three-judge panel sided with the plaintiffs in the suit, further blocking the Trump administration’s ability to move forward with its deportation agenda.
Judges Karen Henderson, Patricia Millett, and Justin Walker of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals presided over Monday’s oral arguments, which they agreed to hear last week on an expedited basis.
In a concurring opinion of the ruling, Henderson, a Bush appointee, said: “At this early stage, the government has yet to show a likelihood of success on the merits. The equities favor the plaintiffs. And the district court entered the TROs for a quintessentially valid purpose: to protect its remedial authority long enough to consider the parties’ arguments.
“Accordingly, and for the foregoing reasons, the request to stay the district court’s TROs should be denied.”
Their decision could ultimately be kicked to the Supreme Court for further review.
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Looks like we are headed for the USSC. Let’s hope they have read the Constitution before we get there. Usurping the President’s executive orders are close to a coup. The USSC needs to stop at least this one. The Congress needs to do their job and put an end to these judges.
Trish is right! Congress will have to intervene after the the USSC fails us with each of the female Justices voting as a block, and Chief Justice Roberts joining their sentiments. (You know something ain’t right when we can predict how each of the Justices will vote)
Time Congress stops this garbage right now with heavy fines, license to practice revoked permanently along with all their security clearances for life, that includes that vile Supreme so called judge any and all judges must adhere uphold Our Constitution as Written, and that means they have no power over the President when he is making America safe from all these criminals, and they are all criminals, that is his Job as Commander and Chief to make America safe upholding our Constitution, Rights, Freedoms, from all these criminals that includes judges, prosecutors, lawyers, governors, mayors, those that can’t uphold Our Constitution as Written, must resign immediately, and possibly prosecution for Treason, loss everything we let to much get by starting with obama, clintons were a disgrace but obama a Treasonous traitor