DOJ sends warning to judges and lawmakers who stoke Trump's wrath on immigration
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DOJ sends warning to judges and lawmakers who stoke Trump’s wrath on immigration
The criminal charges against a Wisconsin county circuit judge and a New Jersey lawmaker are the latest examples of the president’s provocative constitutional warfare.
By Irie Sentner and Josh Gerstein
05/20/2025 09:31 PM EDT
Cross the Trump administration on immigration, and you will pay.
That’s the apparent message behind two prosecutions that Trump’s Justice Department has launched against officials in the other co-equal branches of government.
Last month, prosecutors arrested a Wisconsin judge for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant leave a courthouse. Then, this week, prosecutors charged a New Jersey lawmaker with assault after a scuffle outside an immigration detention center.
It’s no coincidence that both cases target perceived opponents of Trump’s signature issue. The president has pushed all manner of boundaries in his second term, facing off against courts and Congress at every turn. But in seeking to enact his mass deportation plan, he has tested constitutional limits most brazenly.
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