In this opinion piece, former DHS official Chad Mizelle defends James Percival, DHS's top attorney, for publicly criticizing named federal judges he calls activists for blocking Trump deportation policies, including rulings on Temporary Protected Status terminations and the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Mizelle argues the Supreme Court has sided with the administration on TPS terminations for countries like Somalia and Honduras, while lower court judges in Massachusetts and Illinois continue related rulings the administration opposes.
Mizelle contends media criticism of Percival is hypocritical, pointing to past bombastic statements from Democrats like Obama's State of the Union remarks on Citizens United and Sen. Schumer's comments about Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. He argues the Trump administration should keep naming and appealing judicial rulings it views as overreach rather than staying silent.
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