The Justice Department asks judges in Minnesota to step aside from immigration-related proceedings. Multiple reports say DOJ has filed motions seeking recusal or disqualification involving federal judges who are handling cases connected to immigration and related matters.
CBS News and the Star Tribune both focus on DOJ’s effort to remove two Minnesota federal judges from a pair of cases tied to immigration. The Star Tribune adds that an attorney in at least one matter challenges the DOJ bid, describing the department’s arguments as “contrived and baseless.”
The Washington Times highlights a specific component of the dispute: DOJ’s request that U.S. District Judge John Tunheim recuse himself from a criminal case involving allegations that a noncitizen illegally cast a ballot. It frames the motion around DOJ’s characterization of the judge’s prior public comments and says the filing accuses him of behaving in a “headline-chasing” manner.
