Read this paragraph from the New York Times today to see how the American political system has reached its historically low. Attorneys must obtain a restraining order to avoid transferring their client’s deportation case to a district with a Republican judge. Back in the old days, no one talked about Republican and Democratic judges. The legal process at that time was politically neutral, at least on the surface.
Hours later, Mr. Mahdawi's mother, sister and lawyer rushed to find him after he was suddenly detained at an immigration center in Colchester, Virginia. His lawyers demanded temporary restraining orders to prevent federal officials from transferring him to more conservative jurisdictions – strategies used in detention and untry protesters are at least in four other colleges,
In theory, I know this kind of thing is possible, but I never thought it would happen in the near future of the United States and is happening in real time.
