The Justice Department Files Complaint Against the District Court of Maryland for Ordering Automatic Injunctions on Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

justice.gov ^ | June 25, 2025 | DOJ Office of Pubic Affairs

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Today, the Department of Justice announced the filing of a complaint against the U.S. District Court of Maryland for implementing a “Standing Order” that automatic injunctions be issued for federal immigration enforcement actions. This order requires the court clerk to automatically enter an injunction against removing or challenging the legal status of any alien detained in Maryland who files a habeas petition. In doing so, the District Court defies procedural and substantive requirements for issuing preliminary injunctions, flouts congressional intent, and violates Supreme Court precedent.

“President Trump’s executive authority has been undermined since the first hours of his presidency by an endless barrage of injunctions designed to halt his agenda,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.  “The American people elected President Trump to carry out his policy agenda: this pattern of judicial overreach undermines the democratic process and cannot be allowed to stand.”

Since the beginning of the new administration, district courts have abused their Article III powers by interfering with Executive Branch prerogatives. To date, district courts have entered more nationwide injunctions in the first 100 days of the administration than in the 100 years from 1900 to 2000. The District Court of Maryland’s automatic injunctions order is yet another egregious example of unlawful judicial overreach into the Executive Branch’s ability to enforce and administer federal law.

This is the latest action taken by the Department of Justice to reign in unlawful judicial overreach.

Read the full Complaint HERE.

Updated June 25, 2025

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Topic

Immigration

Component

Office of the Attorney General

Press Release Number: 25-661

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[Samurai_Jack]

Yep, saw this coming. The SCOTUS has ruled against the democrats using Judges to block the presidents agenda. Now comes the next level of deepstate resistance. The democrats had them suited up and ready to go. There was never any question about how many levels these partisan bureaucrats are dug into the state infrastructure. They’re going to require a MOP bunkerbuster to get at these people once the cells are activated. Ultimately the fight will be at the local level to pry these ticks out of the system.

[PubliusMM]

Automatic Injunction? Is that like double secret probation?
These a$$clowns always seem to have another card up their sleeve, and folks are getting tired of the games.

[traditional2]

Ahhh...the ol’ “Double-Dog Dare Ya” routines..

[Samurai_Jack]

The democrats idea is to delay until the midterms and try to knock one a few senators or congressmen to their side. With this many layers of deepstate bureaucracy to deal with, it could work.

[scouter]

In this context, what is a “complaint”? Is it a lawsuit? To whom does it go? What happens next? Can it be ignored?

[ptsal]

Time for an updated Census of the “citizens”

[DownInFlames]

Notice the District Court did this after the SCOTUS adjourned till October?

[DownInFlames]

If the Zamboni character gets into office in NYC, then is lights out for the democrats. He is the first step to splitting the party.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Merryland! Home of America’s #1 Father of Illegal Alien Gangbangers and Democrat Señators’ Butt boy.