{"id":2420929,"date":"2025-04-07T19:26:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-suspends-senior-prosecutor-amid-deportation-court-battle-he-shouldnt-have-taken-the-case\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T19:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:30:44","slug":"doj-suspends-senior-prosecutor-amid-deportation-court-battle-he-shouldnt-have-taken-the-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-suspends-senior-prosecutor-amid-deportation-court-battle-he-shouldnt-have-taken-the-case\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Suspends Senior Prosecutor Amid Deportation Court Battle: &#8216;He Shouldn&#8217;t Have Taken the Case&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-suspends-senior-prosecutor-amid-deportation-court-battle-he-shouldnt-have-taken-the-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recently promoted prosecutor from the Justice Department, Erez Reuveni, has been suspended due to his passive stance during a contentious deportation case involving a man called Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This suspension highlights the tension between the Trump governance&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defenders-poised-to-go-on-offense-at-doj-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump defenders poised to go on offense at DOJ - Washington Examiner\">aggressive immigration policies<\/a> and various judges who oppose these measures. Reuveni&#8217;s admission that the deportation of Garcia was a mistake angered officials within the Trump administration,leading to his placement on administrative leave as well as the suspension of his supervisor,August Flentje. The Justice Department is currently appealing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-introduces-bill-allowing-fathers-to-prevent-an-abortion\/\" title=\"Tennessee Introduces Bill Allowing Fathers To Prevent An Abortion\">court order requiring<\/a> the return of Garcia, who was controversially deported. The situation has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prompted extensive national attention<\/a>, notably from media outlets critical of the trump policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A recently promoted Justice Department prosecutor has been suspended after he was deemed too demure in the fierce, ongoing deportation battle between President Donald Trump and various judges.<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s key campaign promises ahead of his presidential win in November was that he would crack down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jasmine-crockett-hilarity-illegal-immigration-apparently-not-illegal-according-texas-rep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a>, particularly illegal aliens with criminal ties.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Trump&rsquo;s 2025 efforts to curtail illegal immigration have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numbers-dont-lie-one-simple-stat-shows-just-effective-trumps-illegal-immigration-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">successful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But it hasn&rsquo;t been without hiccups or resistance, particularly from a handful of judges who ideologically oppose Trump&rsquo;s fierce crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Some judges, like District Court Judge James Boasberg, seem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-boasberg-laying-foundation-hold-trump-administration-contempt-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deeply entrenched against this<\/a>. Boasberg has gained some notoriety within conservative circles for demanding Trump send back various deported gang members, under the auspices that Trump illegally deported them.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been a protracted legal battle, and one that got extra national attention when the establishment media jumped on the story, accusing the Trump administration of deporting &ldquo;an innocent father from Maryland,&rdquo; Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>(You can read a fact check of that claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-trump-administration-send-innocent-father-maryland-el-salvador-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason this even came to light, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5235778-doj-suspends-lawyer-deportation-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The Hill, is because Erez Reuveni, the aforementioned prosecutor, had in the words of the outlet &ldquo;admitted&rdquo; that this specific deportation was a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>That admittance clearly drew the ire of the Trump administration, which Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed to Fox News on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was put on administrative leave by [Deputy Attorney General] Todd Blanche on Saturday,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;And I firmly said on Day 1, I issued a memo that you are to vigorously advocate on behalf of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our client in this matter was Homeland Security &mdash; is Homeland Security. He did not argue. He shouldn&rsquo;t have taken the case. He shouldn&rsquo;t have argued it, if that&rsquo;s what he was going to do,&rdquo; Bondi added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s on administrative leave now,&rdquo; she revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to vigorously argue on behalf of your client.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reuveni had been with the DOJ for 15 years as a prosecutor, and was recently promoted to acting deputy director of the Office of Immigration Litigation, per The Hill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-sidelines-doj-lawyer-after-judge-orders-return-man-deported-erroneously-2025-04-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to Reuters, Reuveni&rsquo;s supervisor, August Flentje, was also placed on leave.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department is appealing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doomsday-mom-lori-vallow-daybell-found-guilty-of-murdering-kids-conspiring-to-kill-husbands-former-wife\/\" title=\"Lori Vallow Daybell, known as the &#039;Doomsday Mom&#039;, convicted of killing her children and plotting to murder her husband&#039;s ex-wife.\">court order demanding<\/a> the return of Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>The judge who made that ruling has given the DOJ until 11:59 p.m. on Monday to comply.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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One of Trump&#8217;s main campaign pledges before his election was to intensify efforts against illegal immigration, especially targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds. While Trump&#8217;s initiatives to reduce illegal immigration by 2025 have seen some success, they have faced challenges and opposition from certain judges who disagree with his strict approach. Notably, District Court Judge James Boasberg has gained attention for insisting that Trump return various deported gang members, claiming their deportations were unlawful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2420930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bondi.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6184,7076,33211,6215],"class_list":["post-2420929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deportation","tag-doj","tag-legal-news","tag-prosecutor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bondi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420938,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420929\/revisions\/2420938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}