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Ted Cruz: “In Baltimore, the Chief Judge for the District Court of…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz Criticizes Judicial Overreach and Nationwide Injunctions Against Trump Administration

Published | Video Starts at 02:05

It was not judging, it was judges replacing the President's judgment on declaring a national emergency. And of course, that ruling was almost immediately stayed by the Court of Appeals. Deportation policy. In Baltimore, the Chief Judge for the District Court of Maryland issued an order preventing the removal of illegal aliens and detained anywhere in the country, granting two days of automatic protection to anyone who files a habeas petition in Maryland, all without a hearing or legal findings. This single Maryland judge dictated national deportation policy and then tried to claw back the damage by amending the order. (02:05–02:26)

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