DOJ Challenges Judges Over Migrant Deportation Orders, Legal Conflicts Intensify

The Trump administration's Department of Justice has faced multiple legal challenges regarding its immigration enforcement policies. A federal judge denied the administration's request to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a migrant wrongfully deported to El Salvador and subsequently indicted on human smuggling charges, criticizing the DOJ's rationale as illogical. Additionally, the DOJ sued Maryland federal judges over an order that delays deportations following habeas challenges, accusing the judiciary of overstepping its authority. In another case, the DOJ clashed with a magistrate judge over the interpretation of legal standards concerning detention hearings, arguing the judge erred in evidence evaluation. The administration also confronted judicial resistance after the Supreme Court allowed it to resume deportations of illegal immigrants to third countries, but a district judge defied this ruling by maintaining an order blocking deportations to South Sudan. The DOJ returned to the Supreme Court seeking clarification to enforce its deportation policies and criticized the district court's defiance as a "lawless act," emphasizing the ongoing harm to executive authority and diplomatic relations.