‘Flabbergasted’ judge bars DOJ lawyer from ICE case for 'deliberate attempt to mislead’

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A federal judge barred a Justice Department lawyer from an immigration case after finding that he had deliberately misled the court about when ICE needs a warrant to make an arrest. U.S. District Judge Sanket Bulsara said he was “flabbergasted” by a letter signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Price, calling it a “deliberate attempt to mislead the Court,” Ryan Goodman and Jonah Miller reported Tuesday for Just Security . “The only conclusion that can be drawn from these statements is that they’re made in bad faith,” Bulsara said. Price’s letter said a warrant order in a separate case…

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