A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that targeted all 15 federal district judges in Maryland, ruling that the court lawfully adopted a standing order pausing deportations for two business days so judges could evaluate migrants’ claims, according to the Washington Post.
The decision rejected what the report described as an unprecedented effort to sue an entire federal bench over its handling of removal scheduling during the Trump administration’s rapid deportation timetable, as reported by the Washington Post.
In the written opinion, U.S. District Judge Thomas T. Cullen criticized the breadth of the government’s case. “In casting its wide net, the Executive ensnared an entire judicial body … in novel and potentially calamitous litigation,” Cullen wrote, as quoted by the Washington Post.
The ruling leaves the Maryland court’s brief pause in place as a case-management step designed to allow judges to review urgent claims before removal. Further action by the government was not specified in the report. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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