The issue is that it was a county judge. A county judge doesn’t have the authority to overrule ICE even when they are illegally detaining a US citizen under a law that has already been blocked by another judge. Who knew?
ICE was requesting the judge detain him, which was apparently beyond their authority. The correct answer would have been to tell ICE “I’m sorry, we don’t have the authority to do that.”
The issue is that it was a county judge. A county judge doesn’t have the authority to overrule ICE even when they are illegally detaining a US citizen under a law that has already been blocked by another judge. Who knew?
ICE was requesting the judge detain him, which was apparently beyond their authority. The correct answer would have been to tell ICE “I’m sorry, we don’t have the authority to do that.”