'Worst of the Worst' judges are sabotaging Trump's immigration agenda, top DHS official says
DHS General Counsel James Percival says Americans deserve to know which federal judges are repeatedly blocking the Trump administration's immigration agenda, accusing a small group of district judges of acting in "open defiance" of the Supreme Court and engaging in "naked political activism."Percival has begun posting on X identifying federal district judges while accusing them of obstructing key portions of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. Critics have argued the campaign improperly targets members of the judiciary."The American people hear about these terrible acts of judicial activism.
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DHS General Counsel James Percival says Americans deserve to know which federal judges are repeatedly blocking the Trump administration's immigration agenda, accusing a small group of district judges of acting in "open defiance" of the Supreme Court and engaging in "naked political activism."Percival has begun posting on X identifying federal district judges while accusing them of obstructing key portions of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. Critics have argued the campaign improperly targets members of the judiciary."The American people hear about these terrible acts of judicial activism. I think what they don't often understand is this is not some epidemic that sort of crosses the entire judiciary," Percival said. "There are particular judges who are a problem in case after case after case."Percival told Fox News Digital the effort is intended to educate the public — not intimidate judges — and highlights what he described as a handful of repeat offenders acting in "open defiance" of the Supreme Court or reaching outside their Article III authority.DHS EVISCERATES MEDIA FOR ‘ABSOLUTE ABSURDITY’ OVER CONCERN ABOUT ‘WORST OF THE WORST’ ACTIVIST JUDGES LISTPercival stressed that he does not believe the federal judiciary faces a systemic problem of defiance against the Supreme Court or the separation of powers, but said activist plaintiffs are adept at "forum shopping.""They file in these locations, often with very sort of dubious arguments to [have their case heard] in that venue.
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- DHS General Counsel James Percival says Americans deserve to know which federal judges are repeatedly blocking the Trump administration's immigration agenda, accusing a small group of district judges of acting in "open defiance" of the Supreme Court and engaging in "naked political activism."Percival has begun posting on X identifying federal district judges while accusing them of obstructing key portions of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda. Critics have argued the campaign improperly targets members of the judiciary."The American people hear about these terrible acts of judicial activism.
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