Judge LOSES IT, demolishes Trump in court

Federal Judge Fred Beer granted a petition for habeas corpus for Adrien Kjo Aras and his five-year-old son, Liam Ramos, ordering their immediate release from detention. The judge's order was highly critical of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, specifically condemning the use of Liam as 'bait' to apprehend his father and the pursuit of 'daily deportation quotas.'

The judge's order stated, 'The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'

Judge Beer invoked foundational American documents and constitutional amendments to underscore the administration's alleged violations. He quoted grievances from the Declaration of Independence against an authoritarian king and cited the Fourth Amendment regarding unreasonable searches and seizures, arguing that administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself 'do not pass probable cause muster.'

The judge's order read, 'Apparent also is the government's ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence... We the people are hearing echoes of that history.' He also stated, 'The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer. Accordingly, the court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention.'

The hosts discuss the practical difficulties judges face in enforcing orders and deterring violations by the executive branch. They note that threats of contempt are often hollow due to the President's plenary pardon power and that disbarment proceedings for attorneys who violate court orders are extremely slow, leading to 'deterrence delayed is deterrence denied.'

Glenn Kersner states, 'It seems like contempt is a bit of a hollow threat. We recently had Judge Schultz say that the Trump administration, DHS, CBP, ICE have violated more than 100 court orders in more than 70 immigration cases.' He later adds, 'Deterrence delayed is deterrence denied. Why do I say that? Because judges can refer attorneys... to the state bar... but that takes a very long time.'

The case of Adrien Kjo Aras highlights a pattern where the Trump administration allegedly targeted immigrants who were actively following the legal process for seeking asylum, presenting themselves at ports of entry and attending court hearings. This contradicts the stated desire of some politicians for immigrants to follow legal channels.

Brian Tyler Cohen states, 'Liam Ramos and his father, these are these are immigrants going through the process that Republicans claim that they want immigrants to go through... presented a port of entry, claim asylum, go through the legal process, go to their court hearings, and even that apparently isn't enough.' Glenn Kersner adds, 'This administration doesn't care if they're doing everything right. This administration doesn't care if they're doing everything we've asked them to do.'