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Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

The Justice Department filed a complaint against a group of federal judges from Minnesota for speaking to The New York Times about the impact of the immigration enforcement surge on their court. The big picture: The complaint opens a new front in the Trump administration's standoff with federal judges, bolstered by a loyal Justice Department.Driving the news: The complaint, which was brought against two jurists who spoke on the record with the paper and those who spoke anonymously, alleged the behavior was "improper and unethical" and called for the judges to be recused from any DHS-related ma

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