https://freerepublic.com/tag/evelynpadin/ en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:28:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4385369/posts U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin, hand-picked by Joe Biden, just tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against four Democrat-run New Jersey sanctuary cities, handing illegal alien criminals another layer of protection. Judge Evelyn Padin dismissed the Department of Justice’s case against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken without reaching the merits. She ruled the federal lawsuit had a “fundamental flaw” because it challenged only the cities’ sanctuary policies and did not also target New Jersey’s statewide Immigrant Trust Directive, the NY Times reported. Padin wrote that the city policies “do not operate in isolation” from the state directive that already restricts... Gateway Pundit https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4385369/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:28:30 GMT