Posted on 10/21/2021 12:44:52 AM PDT by blueplum
A federal appeals court decided 2-1 Wednesday to overturn a nationwide order requiring federal immigration authorities to monitor and possibly release detainees at high risk of dying or suffering long-term complications from COVID-19.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a Riverside-based federal district judge overreached when he issued a preliminary injunction in April, 2020 requiring the government to identify and track immigration detainees with certain health risks and establish directives for release during the pandemic....
...In court filings, ICE argued that concern about detainees contracting the virus amounted to "mere speculation” and releasing large numbers would set a precedent that would persist even after the virus subsided....
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Bttt
Nice. Two Trump judges.
“That the plaintiffs and district court may have desired more detainees be released, and on a potentially quicker basis, does not mean that the government’s approach — which involved early release determinations — reflected reckless disregard on a national basis,” wrote Judge Daniel A. Bress, a Trump appointee. He was joined by Judge Eric D. Miller, whom Trump also appointed.
Now compare this to Ellis Island where a cough or runny nose (ok, a little exaggeration for effect) would get people placed back on the boat.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.