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  1. This is 100% NOT how judges are appointed!

    So totally illegal!!!

    Okay #ImmigrationJudges are different. Unfortunately.

    Immigration judges act as representatives of the #USAG & can only act acc/to authority delegated by the AG or by the #Immigration & Nationality Act (#INA). They are not part of the judicial branch of govt, but are quasi-judicials, formerly known as “special inquiry officers”.

    Still, I don’t know how you can have #MILITARY lawyers in the role.

    #law
    law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/100

  2. @dollemore.com talks about reporting from the @nytimes.com related to the BIZARRE role that #PamBondi has fallen into since being confirmed as the #USAG and head of the #DepartmentofJustice. Inside the reporting there are details surrounding #StephenMiller ’s controlling her youtu.be/wsnpr-IQYQ0?...

    BOMBSHELL REPORTING: Stephen M...

  3. §4 Preventing Federal #Benefits for *Aliens* in Sanctuary Jurisdictions [gives #USAG #PamBondi & #DHS secy #KristiNoem the power to define benefit #eligibility in #SanctuaryCities]

    §5 Equal Treatment of Americans [This eliminates state policies which authorize in-state #tuition for #undocumented immigrants.]

    #law #immigration #ConstitutionalCrisis #SeparationOfPowers #Federalism #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower

  4. #GiftArticle

    "Inside Garland’s Effort to Prosecute #Trump"

    In trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, #USAG #MerrickGarland might have made a big one: ending up in a race against the clock.

    After being sworn in as AG in March 2021, Merrick #Garland gathered his closest aides…

    #law #legal #DOJ #justice #accountability
    nytimes.com/2024/03/22/us/poli

  5. #RobertHur said that AG #MerrickGarland did not interfere w/his investigation or attempt to modify his report.
Rep Joe #Neguse asked #Hur a series of yes/no questions about whether #Garland —or any #DOJ ofcls— attempted to impede the investigation.
    
The appointment of a #SpecialCounsel is intended to make high-profile, sensitive investigations as #independent & #apolitical as possible. A SC has more independence from DOJ ldrs than other fed prosecutors, but still ultimately answers to the #USAG.