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Battle Lines Drawn as Trump Challenges Federal Courts


Should a single judge in one district be able to freeze administration policy nationwide?


P BY JIM THOMAS


resident donald trump is sharply criticizing feder- al judges for blocking his directives on deportation


and federal staffing, arguing that a single judge’s ruling in a local district should not apply nationwide and stall his agenda. His comments have reignited


debate over judicial authority and the extent of presidential power. Trump has bristled at a string


of court injunctions that halted his administration’s executive orders on immigration enforcement and federal employment policies. “Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions


by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “These people are Lunatics who do not care, even a little bit, about the repercus- sions from their very dangerous and incorrect Decisions and Rulings. “Lawyers endlessly search the


United States for these Judges and file lawsuits as quickly as they find them. These Judges want to assume the Pow- ers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80 million Votes. They want all of the advantages with none of the risks,” Trump’s post continued. The standard for a federal court to grant injunctive relief generally


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requires a plaintiff to satisfy four ele- ments: First, the plaintiff must show a likeli-


hood of success on the case’s merits. Second, the plaintiff must demon-


strate that they will likely suffer irrepa- rable harm without preliminary relief. Third, the balance of equities must


tip in the plaintiff’s favor. Fourth, the injunction must be in the public interest. In one case, Trump openly chal-


lenged a judge’s authority to ground a deportation flight loaded with Ven- ezuelan nationals. After U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered a pause on the removal of more than 200 Venezuelans, the White House insisted the court had “no lawful basis” to interfere. On April 7, the Supreme Court overturned Boasberg’s injunction in an unsigned opinion. Deportations


“These Judges want to assume the Powers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80


million Votes.” — President Donald Trump


resumed with procedural safeguards, leading to new lawsuits in other juris- dictions.


Boasberg canceled an April 8 hear-


ing on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged migrant gang members with- out due process after the Supreme Court’s ruling. The high court’s 5-4 decision allowed the administration to resume deportations of alleged Ven- ezuelan gang members, but required due process for detainees to challenge their removal. White House press secretary Kar-


oline Leavitt commented, “A single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft full of foreign alien terrorists who were physi- cally expelled from U.S. soil.” In the absence of a class action,


some argue that district courts should not be able to enter nationwide injunc- tions, as these orders can bypass estab- lished litigation procedures and poten- tially violate constitutional principles.


RESHAPING WORKFORCE The administration proceeded with the deportations despite the injunc- tion, prompting legal experts to con- demn the move as an unprecedented defiance of judicial orders. Similar judicial roadblocks have met Trump’s efforts to reshape the


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