"A constitutional ruling cannot be reduced to a temporary directive that must be relitigated each time," the judge said. "The Constitution does not contemplate violations in installments."

A federal judge in West Virginia has given the Trump administration an ultimatum: Stop illegally detaining immigrants or face contempt rulings and “monetary sanctions against responsible officials.”

“Today, the Government continues to wrongfully detain those petitioners without due process,” [Goodwin’s] opinion reads. “Even now the Government incredulously asserts that the federal district courts do not have jurisdiction, that petitioners cannot raise due process violations, and that the Government has authority to mandatorily and indefinitely detain noncitizens in the local jail. The Government is wrong. Judges in this district have said that over and over and over again. I have said it myself.”

  • Venia Silente@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Wow, a fine! That’ll surely teach Trump that fascism isn’t welcome! Perhaps attach a strongly worded letter to the payment order, too!

    • azimir@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      It’ll come on very serious looking letterhead! Don’t make the course bust out the bigger stamp, it’ll use anton of ink and be very scary.