1,000 Justice Dept. attorneys to take ethics class after Texas judge says he was deceived

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has ordered about 1,000 of its attorneys to undergo additional ethics training following a Texas judge's ruling that he was misled.

The additional one hour of training in a one-time program, on top of existing requirements, was ordered last month for attorneys in the Justice Department's Civil Division, according to court documents made public Monday.

In May, Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas said Justice Department lawyers intentionally misled him while the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration lawsuit against the administration of President Barack Obama was before him in its early stages -- accusing the Justice Department of a "calculated plan of unethical conduct."

Hanen said both he and opposing counsel were assured that the government would not start implementing an expansion of the immigration program until Feb. 18, 2015, but the government implemented a part of the program before February and the Department of Homeland Security had already granted relief preventing deportation under the immigration programs to more than 100,000 illegal immigrants while the programs were being challenged in court.

Hanen accused Justice Department lawyers of deliberately hiding the facts from him. The new training appears to be a concession to Hanen, as he put on hold an order for three hours of additional ethics training for every Justice Department lawyer based in Washington, D.C., who would appear in state or federal courts involved in the lawsuit against the Obama's immigration plan pending a submission from the federal government.

The Justice Department said "failures" and "mistakes" were the reason Hanen was misled, not deliberate deception.

"We do not dispute that we made mistakes that led to the unfortunate circumstances here: at critical times we provided incomplete information to the court because of our failure to appreciate the scope of the questions asked of us; and we used imprecise terminology in our oral and written submissions to the court," the Justice Department writes. "As a result, our submissions left the court with an incorrect understanding of the facts ... We acknowledge and apologize for these mistakes, and for the valuable time the court has expended on this matter as a result. But we did not intend to mislead the court or to conceal any fact concerning implementation of the guidance."

In May, Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas said DOJ lawyers intentionally misled him while the DACA immigration lawsuit against the Obama admin was before him in its early stages -- accusing the DOJ of a "calculated plan of unethical conduct."

Hanen said both he and opposing counsel were assured that the government would not start implementing an expansion of the immigration program until Feb. 18, 2015, but the government implemented a part of the program before February and the DHS had already granted relief preventing deportation under the immigration programs to more than 100,000 illegal immigrants while the programs were being challenged in court. Hanen accused DOJ lawyers of deliberately hiding the facts.

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Obama signing immigration orders on AF One. Both orders are on the WH web site.

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<><> The first of Obama's presidential action memos is entitled: “Creating Welcoming Communities Fully Integrating Immigrants and Refugees,” filed Nov. 26 in the Federal Register at Vol. 79, No. 228, (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-26/html/2014-28191.htm).

In the category “Presidential Documents” at page 70769, Obama ordered a White House Task Force on New Americans to “engage with community, business, and faith leaders, as well as State and local elected officials.” The task force is designed to “help determine additional steps the Federal Government can take to ensure its programs and policies are serving diverse communities that include new Americans.”

<><> The second of the presidential actions entitled, “Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century,” filed Nov. 26 in the Federal Register at Vol. 79, No. 228, in the category “Presidential Documents” at page 70765 (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-26/html/2014-28191.htm).

This empowered the secretaries of State and Homeland Securityin consultation with the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the director of the National Economic Council, the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, the director of the Domestic Policy Council, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the attorney general, and the secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and Education.

The order was to make a series of recommendations “to reduce government costs, improve services for applicants, reduce burdens on employers, and combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the system” of issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas. Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/12/amnesty-shocker-the-secret-behind-obamas-order/#4OPdzIoJFRwXopUU.99

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The scam works this way: signed Boobamba memos "delegate" to federal agencies orders to come up with plans (that must advance Boobamba's global conspiracy to overthrow the US govt w/ Third World federales and their cadres jumping the US border).

The federal agencies then "invent" Committees to do this (the better to overthrow the US govt). Then "Administrative Rules," after a comment period, will be published in the "Code of Federal Regulations," which magically turns them into law........ using federal fairy dust.

So Boobamba is shielded from responsibility---he doesn't have to take the hit. Behind closed doors, he tells federal factotums what he wants.....and faster than you can say "the combo plate w/ extra hot sauce".....the overthrow of the US govt commences.

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THE "DELEGATION" HORROR STORY--A Federal agency MO since 1946. It's down to a science: (1) publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), (2) make the comment period really short, (3) stonewall any negative comments, and, (4) publish the rule, which (5) NOW has the force of US law. No Congressman was ever involved, and Boobamba doesn't leave his DNA on it. Yet again, why "Delegation" is ominous for liberty---why the writing of administrative law by federal agencies - is un-Constitutional (hat tip to FReeper Regulator.)

Deceit? Judge Hanen ain't seen nuttin' yet.

DHS SECY JEH JOHNSON (right)---failure to protect ntl security
LEON RODRIGUEZ USCIS head (left)---mismanaging visa enforcement

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Homeland Security seeks $41.2 billion budget for 2016
February 4, 2015 6:30 AM By BioPrepWatch Reports

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced a $41.2 billion budget request Monday for the 2016 fiscal year.

The budget would improve the unity of effort at the department, Johnson said, focusing on “harmonizing DHS business processes.” Along with the budget, a new Common Appropriations Structure was also submitted to Congress, which would standardize financial planning, programming and budgets for all DH agencies, Johnson said.

There are five areas the department focuses on each year, and the budget is in alignment with those five missions, Johnson said.

<><> The first mission is to prevent terrorism and enhance security in the country by implementing security for the land, air and at sea.

<><> The next mission is to secure and manage the country’s borders, and reduce the number of illegal immigrants and amount of contraband getting into the United States.

<><> The third mission includes enforcing and administering immigration laws and providing safe and secure detention of illegal immigrants in federal custody if they are a flight risk or a public safety concern.

<><> The fourth mission deals with safeguarding and securing cyberspace, which impacts economic security. The 2016 budget would invest in technology and staff to reduce cybercrime and improve the security of federal network defenses.

<><> The fifth mission, Johnson said, is to strengthen national preparedness and resilience so the country can prepare and respond to any type of disaster. <> Johnson said before Congress approves any funding for the next fiscal year lawmakers should approve funding for the current year.

“The President’s FY 2016 Budget provides the resources necessary for the Department of Homeland Security to further strengthen our efforts to fulfill our wide-ranging missions, while also being agile and vigilant in the face of ever-evolving threats and recent world events,” Johnson said. “But prior to acting on the FY 2016 Budget, I urge Congress to fully fund DHS for the rest of this fiscal year, as the current continuing resolution is disruptive, creates uncertainty, and impedes efficient resource planning and execution.”

SOURCE http://bioprepwatch.com/news/homeland-security-seeks-41-2-billion-budget-for-2016/340791/

Posters on this thread are missing the real backstory on this issue. Judge Hanen is hearing the suit of Texas v. United States, challenging the Constitutionality of DHS’ “DAPA” policy of deferred action against a whole class of illegal immigrants. Judge Hansen granted Texas a preliminary injunction against the policy, and that is the decision that was affirmed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and “affirmed” in the SCOTUS in a tied 4-4 Per Curiam opinion. That sent the case back to Judge Hanen to try the case on the merits under the guidance of the 5th Circuit opinion.

In order to grant the preliminary injunction, Judge Hanen had to find it was likely for Texas to prevail upon the merits of the case. In so doing, he looked at the companion DACA program, which was implemented prior to DAPA. (DACA has not been successfully Constitutionally challenged. Mississippi and the Border Patrol union tried but found to have no standing to sue in Crane v. Johnson). In reviewing the DACA program, Judge Hanen found that there were no examples of a DACA applicant being turned down where they met minimal application requirements. Because of that, he found that the DACA program was not an exercise of discretion but instead the de facto creation of a new class of alien, which DHS was not authorized to do without Congressional action.

Since DAPA is the same program targeted to a different type of alien, Judge Hanen found it was the same unconstitutional creation of a new class of alien, and ordered the program halted.

But what the government did was go ahead and process DAPA applications, and lied to the Judge about it. Clearly unethical behavior, but done with a legal purpose. The purpose was to randomly draw some names out of the stack of applications and deny them. “See Judge, we ARE exercising discretion.” So when the case gets set for trial on the merits, the government can be expected to offer proof of their “discretion” and save the program.

The question is whether Judge Hanen will allow such evidence when it was obtained in under false pretenses of telling the Judge they were NOT processing DAPA applications.

Of course, this is all moot. Either Hillary Clinton will appoint the deciding 5th Justice for SCOTUS, who will rubber-stamp the approval of the DAPA program, or Donald Trump will rescind the program by executive order, and make further litigation moot.

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