Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano (D) has been under attack from Republicans over his handling of cases involving immigrant defendants.
The DOJ explained in a Tuesday filing that cites the Westfall Act that the federal government should be substituted as the defendant in the lawsuit. The DOJ had previously certified that Trump was acting "within the scope of employment" when he made statements that Carroll claimed were defamatory.
A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday. Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the administration's controversial policy to hold people in immigration detention with the possibility for bond. - Now, two federal appeals courts have ruled against the government, while two others have supported the policy . One deadlocked . Driving the news: The case stems from the government's reinterpretation of a 1996 policy governing which migrants had to be held in detention and who was eligible for bond. - Since the policy change last year, anyone who entered the country illegally would be detained by ICE without bond, regardless of how…
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