On Friday, US District Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee, lifted her block on the termination for Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Burroughs’ administrative stay had been in place for 50 days! She dragged her feet on issuing a real order.
Earlier Friday, DHS General Counsel James Percival blasted Judge Burroughs for defying the US Supreme Court.
“For 50 days, Allison Burroughs has maintained her unreasoned “administrative stay” of our termination of Somalia TPS, notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s decision. This “administrative stay”—to the extent it is lawful at all—is supposed to be quickly followed by a real order. Failure to issue such an order is deliberate sabotage, designed to infringe on the executive branch but without issuing a clear and appealable order. After significant prodding, Judge Burroughs promised to issue that order by “EARLY” this week. It is now Friday. The only explanation for this is cynical gamesmanship by a politically motivated district judge,” James Percival said.
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