Judge excoriates feds after another migrant detention ruled illegal

Judge Zahid Quraishi said he would order prosecutors to answer questions under oath if they again sought deportations under a statute he says they’ve violated numerous times.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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A federal judge in New Jersey warned he would order federal prosecutors to answer questions under oath if they continued to seek arrests and detentions under a portion of the federal code already rejected in hundreds of cases.

In a brief opinion issued Thursday that ordered the release of an El Salvadorian immigrant detained by federal authorities, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi said federal authorities’ continued reliance on the statute bespeaks intentional …

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