The incident has opened a can of worms in federal court after a federal judge was notified that 47 of those detainees were shipped outside the Southern District of Florida in direct violation of court orders.
  • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    “The incident has opened a can of worms in federal court after a federal judge was notified that 47 of those detainees were shipped outside the Southern District of Florida in direct violation of court orders. When Miami-based Judge Michael Moore was alerted to the 47 violations, he ordered a deeper look into how often ICE had violated similar court orders in recent months.

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    Attorneys at the Department of Justice alerted Moore that an estimated 116 detainees have recently been removed from South Florida in direct violation of court orders, a significant increase from the original 47 number. Some of those violations were never reported to the court until Moore started asking. One court order violation was reported to a federal judge the date before the hearing, weeks after the fact. During the hearing on the rampant violations, a visibly frustrated Moore told attorneys for ICE and the Justice Department that the violations would not stand.

    “If you’re telling me it’s incompetence instead of willingness I can accept that,” said Moore. “But we need competence.”

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    “I don’t want you to hide behind the brushfire, because there are cases that didn’t have to do with the brushfire,” Moore told ICE and DOJ attorneys. “There have been a number of transfers over the previous months that had nothing to do with the brushfires.”

    He noted that some detainees not only had been moved to other states, but some have been “removed from the United States” in direct violation of court orders.”

  • apftwb@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    He noted that some detainees not only had been moved to other states, but some have been “removed from the United States” in direct violation of court orders.

    Direct violation of court orders. This carries weight. As a reasonable ordinary citizen, I have an understanding I cannot violate a court order over a hundred times without severe consequences.

    “If you’re telling me it’s incompetence instead of willingness I can accept that,” said Moore. “But we need competence.”

    And there it is. Judge Moore is already willing to accept these violations and find a solution the DOJ/ICE is amenable to. The law protects, but does not bind the government.