Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles joined “National Report” to explain why he filed articles of impeachment against federal Judge Allison Burroughs, arguing that judicial activism has overstepped its bounds rather than upholding Supreme Court rulings and federal law.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs', who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, issued a stay last week, blocking the Trump administration from ending the status for Somalis.
A Tennessee congressman filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge appointed by Barack Obama, accusing her of defying the Supreme Court by blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis. Rep. Andy Ogles moved to impeach U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs after she issued a stay on Friday that temporarily prevents […] The post Rep. Ogles files impeachment resolution against federal judge who blocked Trump's TPS order for Somalis appeared first on American Almanac .
A Tennessee congressman filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge appointed by Barack Obama, accusing her of defying the Supreme Court by blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis. Rep. Andy Ogles moved to impeach U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs after she issued a stay on Friday that temporarily prevents the administration from terminating TPS, a humanitarian program that shields foreign nationals who fled war or natural disasters in their home countries, for Somali recipients. The stay came down weeks after the Supreme Court's ruling in Mullin v. Doe, handed down in June, which significantly curbed lower courts' ability to block executive TPS decisions. Ogles, a Republican…Open