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Florida Lawmaker Moves to Impeach Judge Who Freed Cuban Hijacker - Internewscast Journal

  • U.S. Representative Greg Steube introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge John E. Steele for ordering the release of Maikel Guerra Morales, a Cuban national convicted of a 2003 plane hijacking, from ICE custody despite ongoing removal efforts.
  • Judge Steele ruled that Morales's continued detention was unlawful under the Supreme Court's Zadvydas v. Davis decision, citing the lack of evidence that removal was likely in the reasonably foreseeable future, and ordered his supervised release.
  • Steube and the Department of Homeland Security criticized the judge's action as activist judicial overreach that endangered public safety and prioritized the interests of a criminal over immigration enforcement or national security.
  • Morales remains under an existing removal order and is subject to supervision, with ICE authorized to re-detain him if deportation becomes possible.
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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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