update - Trump admin lied about deporting migrant children to "reunite them with parents" says Fed'l judge
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Its the next step after trump got MAGA to believe that the dems were weaponizing the judicial system. Now its weaponize they think they should use it too.
A group of prosecutors from the U.S. Attorneys office presented a memo to head of the U.S. Attorney General that these cases do not meet the minimum level of evidence to prosecute. Trump had to appoint a mindless flunky to this position in order to have these charges proceed. How much money is Trump wasting on the futility of firing political opponents and hiring of incompetent to do his thuggery? As well as the cost to the government to later defend against malicious prosecutions. There is a self appointed tyrant king in the office of the president.
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President Donald Trump’s administration tried to block undocumented children from accessing Head Start, a federally funded preschool. However, a court order has put that effort on hold — for now. After a federal judge paused the policy changes, advocates warned the rules could have removed more than 100,000 children from education programs.
The lawsuit
A federal judge issued the preliminary injunction. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
The lawsuit was brought by Head Start associations from multiple states, challenging a policy change from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A federal judge in Washington state issued the preliminary injunction, expanding an earlier pause won by 21 Democratic attorneys general within their states. Meanwhile, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the agency disagrees with the decision and is reviewing its legal options.
Background on the policy
The policy aimed to exclude undocumented immigrants from certain programs. (Artem Kniaz/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
Earlier this year, HHS introduced a proposal to reinterpret eligibility rules, aiming to exclude undocumented immigrants from accessing programs like Head Start. These programs had previously been made available under a federal law signed during the Bill Clinton administration.
Targeting immigrants
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the move was to discourage illegal immigration. (MEGA)© Knewz (CA)
Under the proposed change, undocumented immigrants would no longer qualify for social programs by reclassifying them as recipients of federal public benefits. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the move was intended to deter illegal immigration. However, advocates argued the policy would harm children and families who depend on services like Head Start.
Judge’s response
The judge ruled the change would cause harm to families. (Mike Scheid/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
In blocking the rule, Judge Ricardo Martinez wrote that the change would cause real harm to families. “It also results in parents losing childcare, risking missed work, unemployment, forced dropouts and inability to pay life expenses and support families,” he said. Previously, Head Start providers were not required to check immigration status, and the new policy would have changed that. Plaintiffs argued this could discourage families from applying due to fear and confusion.
Judge blocks Trump admin's preschool ban for immigrant children
The lawsuit
A federal judge issued the preliminary injunction. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
The lawsuit was brought by Head Start associations from multiple states, challenging a policy change from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A federal judge in Washington state issued the preliminary injunction, expanding an earlier pause won by 21 Democratic attorneys general within their states. Meanwhile, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the agency disagrees with the decision and is reviewing its legal options.
Background on the policy
The policy aimed to exclude undocumented immigrants from certain programs. (Artem Kniaz/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
Earlier this year, HHS introduced a proposal to reinterpret eligibility rules, aiming to exclude undocumented immigrants from accessing programs like Head Start. These programs had previously been made available under a federal law signed during the Bill Clinton administration.
Targeting immigrants
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the move was to discourage illegal immigration. (MEGA)© Knewz (CA)
Under the proposed change, undocumented immigrants would no longer qualify for social programs by reclassifying them as recipients of federal public benefits. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the move was intended to deter illegal immigration. However, advocates argued the policy would harm children and families who depend on services like Head Start.
Judge’s response
The judge ruled the change would cause harm to families. (Mike Scheid/Unsplash)© Knewz (CA)
In blocking the rule, Judge Ricardo Martinez wrote that the change would cause real harm to families. “It also results in parents losing childcare, risking missed work, unemployment, forced dropouts and inability to pay life expenses and support families,” he said. Previously, Head Start providers were not required to check immigration status, and the new policy would have changed that. Plaintiffs argued this could discourage families from applying due to fear and confusion.
Judge blocks Trump admin's preschool ban for immigrant children
A federal judge in Arizona on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children who came to the U.S. alone.
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction, citing concerns about the steps the government had taken to prepare to deport the children.
“The foundation of Defendants’ argument for their authority to transport Plaintiffs out of the United States is that Defendants are reuniting Plaintiff Children with parents abroad, but counsel could not identify a single instance of coordination between a parent and any government—American or Guatemalan,” she wrote.
The ruling extends the protection for the children living in shelters or foster care after Márquez issued a temporary restraining order over Labor Day weekend. The order was meant to keep the children from being removed until at least Sept. 26.
The lawsuit was filed by the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project on behalf of 57 Guatemalan children and another 12 from Honduras between the ages 3 and 17.
The White House did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
This lawsuit and a related one in Washington were filed in response to the Trump administration's work to quickly deport Guatemalan migrant children.
Last month, the administration notified shelters — where migrant children traveling alone initially live after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border — that they were going to take them back to Guatemala and that they must be ready in a matter of hours. Many children got as far as boarding planes in Texas on the morning of Aug. 31 and were set to depart to Guatemala.
The Arizona lawsuit is asking for the government to give the children the chance to present their cases and have access to legal counsel. It also wants the children placed in the least restrictive setting that is in their best interest.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed back, saying it is trying to reunite the children with their families, which is in the kids' best interest and at the behest of the Guatemalan government.
Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez in Tucson granted a preliminary injunction, citing concerns about the steps the government had taken to prepare to deport the children.
“The foundation of Defendants’ argument for their authority to transport Plaintiffs out of the United States is that Defendants are reuniting Plaintiff Children with parents abroad, but counsel could not identify a single instance of coordination between a parent and any government—American or Guatemalan,” she wrote.
The ruling extends the protection for the children living in shelters or foster care after Márquez issued a temporary restraining order over Labor Day weekend. The order was meant to keep the children from being removed until at least Sept. 26.
The lawsuit was filed by the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project on behalf of 57 Guatemalan children and another 12 from Honduras between the ages 3 and 17.
The White House did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
This lawsuit and a related one in Washington were filed in response to the Trump administration's work to quickly deport Guatemalan migrant children.
Last month, the administration notified shelters — where migrant children traveling alone initially live after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border — that they were going to take them back to Guatemala and that they must be ready in a matter of hours. Many children got as far as boarding planes in Texas on the morning of Aug. 31 and were set to depart to Guatemala.
The Arizona lawsuit is asking for the government to give the children the chance to present their cases and have access to legal counsel. It also wants the children placed in the least restrictive setting that is in their best interest.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed back, saying it is trying to reunite the children with their families, which is in the kids' best interest and at the behest of the Guatemalan government.
Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
Fox News' Howard Kurtz stopped for a moment on Thursday evening to acknowledge the hard reality for the generally Donald Trump-supportive network: the president's personally-influenced Justice Department indictment of former FBI Director James Comey flies in the face of all standards of how federal prosecutors are supposed to operate, or in fact would have been tolerated in any prior administration.
Comey, who was initially fired near the beginning of Trump's first term in office for refusing to intervene to shut down the Russia investigation, was indicted earlier in the day in Virginia, following Trump's demands for it to happen. The charges, of false statements and obstruction, appear to be based on a discrepancy between his and his deputy's accounts in Senate questioning several years ago, which was already investigated by the inspector general and determined likely not to have been a lie.
But Trump insisted on the prosecution anyway, and took a victory lap on his Truth Social platform after it was filed, writing, "JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI."
None of this is normal, Kurtz pointed out to his fellows on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier."
"Let's not mince words here — I say this as a former Justice Department reporter," said Kurtz. "This was completely and totally orchestrated by President Trump. He says he's leaving it to Justice, but he very much out in the open — remember, he fired his own appointee as U.S. attorney in that part of Virginia, because he didn't think there was enough evidence to bring this case. Brought in a White House aide, his former defense lawyer, whose job was to get this done, and apparently that has worked."
"I think we've become inured to this, but in previous administrations, any hint of contact with a criminal case would be a scandal on its own," he added. "And so President Trump, by the way he pulled the strings, has gotten his way with this initial indictment."
'Let's not mince words': Fox analyst admits Trump 'completely orchestrated' Comey charges
Comey, who was initially fired near the beginning of Trump's first term in office for refusing to intervene to shut down the Russia investigation, was indicted earlier in the day in Virginia, following Trump's demands for it to happen. The charges, of false statements and obstruction, appear to be based on a discrepancy between his and his deputy's accounts in Senate questioning several years ago, which was already investigated by the inspector general and determined likely not to have been a lie.
But Trump insisted on the prosecution anyway, and took a victory lap on his Truth Social platform after it was filed, writing, "JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI."
None of this is normal, Kurtz pointed out to his fellows on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier."
"Let's not mince words here — I say this as a former Justice Department reporter," said Kurtz. "This was completely and totally orchestrated by President Trump. He says he's leaving it to Justice, but he very much out in the open — remember, he fired his own appointee as U.S. attorney in that part of Virginia, because he didn't think there was enough evidence to bring this case. Brought in a White House aide, his former defense lawyer, whose job was to get this done, and apparently that has worked."
"I think we've become inured to this, but in previous administrations, any hint of contact with a criminal case would be a scandal on its own," he added. "And so President Trump, by the way he pulled the strings, has gotten his way with this initial indictment."
'Let's not mince words': Fox analyst admits Trump 'completely orchestrated' Comey charges
