On Saturday, the Department of Justice placed one of its top immigration lawyers on leave just a day after he questioned in court the Trump administration’s handling of a deportation case involving a Maryland man sent to El Salvador by mistake. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the suspension of Reuven, who represented the government when a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally by mistakenly deporting Kilmer Garcia. Garcia stated, “Direction on every Department of Justice attorney is,
required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences.” US District Paulinus, appointed by former President Obama, ordered that 29-year-old Arrigo Garcia must be returned to the States. She gave the administration until 5:59 p.m. on Monday for the administration’s lack of response to some of his inquiries. He told the judge he questioned why the government could not bring Arrigo Garcia back to the U.S. said, “My answer to a lot of these questions is going to be frustratingly frustrated. did The government made a choice here to produce no evidence.
DOJ attorney placed on leave after expressing frustration in
“The administration, which has appealed the decision, acknowledged in court records earlier this week that Garcia’s deportation was a mistake attributed to an administrative error. rd.…r However, the US government argued it has no jurisdiction to order his return because he is in a foreign country. Judge Zinn criticized Justice Department lawyers over Arrigo Garcia’s arrest and questioned their claim that they could not retrim. M.M… him. She stated that if federal authorities were able to set terms and conditions for his placement in Salvador, then certainly,
They have the functional control to unwind the decision. nan The wrong decision: Arrigo Garcia fled El Salvador as a teenager to escape gang violence and was pulled over by federal immigration agents near his home in Beltsville, Maryland, on March 12th and arrested. Three years later, he was expelled and sent back to El Salvador despite having won a court order 6 years earlier barring his removal… Judge Zinn also questioned the government’s claim that Arrigo Garcia is a member of MS13. She noted that accusations of involvement in such a violent and,
Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to
Predatory organizations should come through formal legal proceedings where facts can be assessed,
