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Politically Motivated: How President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Straining Federal Courts
Federal courts face an administrative judicial emergency as habeas petitions surge over mandatory immigration detention policies, with over 400 petitions filed in Minnesota in January alone.
- In January, federal judges across several districts say courts are overwhelmed with emergency habeas petitions, with officials failing to make provisions for the surge.
- Court filings show mass arrests and mandatory detention policies produced more than 400 habeas petitions in January, with judges saying officials made `no provision` for litigation.
- On Jan. 29, a judge said courts had been `flooded` with petitions and granted a January habeas order for a woman from Guinea.
- U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright ordered that detainees be notified and said the high volume of habeas filings has put a 'tremendous strain' on immigration attorneys and the court, while DHS said on Friday it was 'more than prepared' to handle the legal caseload.
- The scope across jurisdictions highlights a systemic burden on courts and staff, with federal court orders and filings from Georgia, Minnesota, Maryland, Washington state, and New York indicating a nationwide strain.
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Politically Motivated: How President Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts
Christopher Heath and Lauren Melendez talked about the strain on federal courts as a result of intensified immigration crackdowns, the viral Black History Month “blunder” at FAMU, and a transparency showdown with Florida’s Chief Financial Officer at the center.
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