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Pedro Camacho

Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Sanction Immigration Lawyer in First Test of Trump Order Targeting 'Frivolous' Lawsuits

A courtroom at the Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC), hosted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (Credit: Via Getty Images)

A federal judge in Guam has rejected the Trump administration's effort to sanction an immigration attorney accused of filing meritless claims in a case that briefly delayed a deportation, marking a setback for a broader push to penalize lawyers challenging federal immigration actions.

U.S. District Court Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood ruled that attorney Joshua Schroeder's arguments, while unsuccessful, did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action.

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