Judge Fred Biery lambasts Trump’s ‘ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented’ mass deportation campaign
A federal judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by federal immigration agents from their driveway in suburban Minneapolis and sent to a detention center in Texas.
In his ruling on Saturday, District Judge Fred Biery delivered a brutal assessment of Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign and an “ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas” that appears to require “traumatizing children.”
Liam Conejo Ramos was taken into federal custody from the driveway of his family’s home last week after officers arrested his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who is seeking asylum in the United States. They were sent to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas, where the preschooler is reportedly sick, lethargic and asking for his mother, according to his family and lawmakers who visited him this week.
The judge condemned the administration’s apparent “ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence” and Thomas Jefferson’s warnings against “a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation.”
Other outlets say he has been released, along with his dad
This is, uh, this is not how judges normally sign off on opinions:
Are you suggesting it’s inappropriate?
No. I am suggesting that these times are abnormal.
I have to wonder if they really are, or if Trumps regime is just so terrible at optics that we are seeing all the rot they been hiding behind the curtain for years.
He’s not smart enough to amass this much power this fast. He’s not rich enough. He’s not influential enough.
He stole something someone shouldn’t have had in the first place.
Normally, no. However it does humanize Liam Conejo Ramos as a child. The judge isn’t talking about some child that the public can’t visualize. We actually get to see what Liam Conejo Ramos looks like.
He’s trying to add every single bit of gravitas to his order
It’s amazing, tbh, one thing I didn’t expect from this entire situation is that the judiciary starts to really flex their literary and theatrical muscles in their authority, because while most legal business is rote ritual, they take advantage of that with this, and allow their legal opinions and the weight of their urgency to be seen
It gives me a little hope
How can you tell you’re in a republicans house? The bible still has shrink wrap.
That or the pages are littered with paragraph-long highlights, underscores, and “THIS!!!” in the margins but no critical thought or insights on the passages
And all those notes and the heavily-read pages are in the Old Testament portion, while the New Testament portion is barely touched.
the date on the order is 2/31/2026… 🤦
It only adds to the sense that he was quivering with barely restrained rage as he wrote the order, which also came through in the text quite nicely I thought.
The fuck?
Yeah, the Bible should not enter legal documents and a judge seemingly taking guidance from it should be disbarred.
Leave it to militant atheists to be more concerned about fighting religion than about fighting fascism
Indeed, let’s return a 5 year old child to jail because the judge said a few words from the bible. Grow the fuck up. I grew up in a very conservative Christian family, I never was a believer myself but I do respect each ones beliefs as long as they don’t bring any harm.
Wishing for a 5 year old child to return to jail because the judge said a few bible phrases is absolutely macabre.
I didn’t say to overturn the judgment. But this could bring him harm. But him being a “Christian” to flaunt his beliefs is more important to this this self-absorbed piece of shit judge.
Its more in the sense the maga and the proud boies all cry about the bible and christianity. He spoke in their words and proved their evil. I think he did a fine job with this, honestly. Especially given the whole context.
We need to learn to take off our horse glasses and watch further than religion, especially in times like these.
Excuses “in times like these” is what got USA to this point. Principles that are dropped when the going gets tough aren’t principles, they’re an aesthetic.
There’s a truth in that too.
The regime uses religion to justify ignoring legal norms. The judge knew exactly what he was doing. Basically, if the Bible matters more than the law, this is STILL wrong.
Have you read the Jefferson Bible? He took all the magic shit out so it’s just Jesus the moral philosopher.
Calm the fuck down when people are doing the right thing.
Jeez I swear we will lose every battle ever because leftists are always seeking places to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Well said, thank you!
Not caring “how” while being okay with the “what” is how we are losing the rule of law. I echo OP’s sentiment on the importance of the separation of church and state. A judge citing the Bible should be discouraged, even if we agree with his ruling. Sounds like he was trying to point out the hypocrisy of Trump’s rhetoric, but even that, I’d argue, is not his role.
Perhaps, but, I won’t complain about Christian theology being used against Christofascists, of which I suspect many ICE agents are. Donald Trump has been known to wave a Bible around. Turnabout is fair play.
They are not, most are zionist jews. Here is a good example of it: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRXjgkriEfB/ (Yea, fuck instagram, its just the first result that popped)
I doubt that just based on the number of rabidly Zionist Jews relative to their Christian counterparts in civilization society. I suspect many “Proud/Boogaloo Boy” types comprise a significant portion of their ranks. Like 50% or greater, and veterans, jobless young ones who are still quite impressionable.
Number wise, the proud boogalo boys are definitely bigger. But despite that, most significant rallies and movements were mostly initiated by jewish zionists. Actually quite a few “white supremacy christian” groups were funded by jewish zionists. Nonetheless, both groups deserve exactly the same thing. Neither the zionists are true jews and neither those so called “christians” have anything to do with Christianity.
He quoted “Jesus wept.” Hardly inappropriate.
No religion belongs in the courtroom. It is by definition inappropriate and he should be punished for this.
Grow up, bud.
he should be punished for this
Why our country is doomed and its downfall will wreck the whole world along the way, summed up in one sentence.
Honestly, its mind numbing. Good intent should be respected no matter from which culture or religion is coming from. Divided we fall, united we stand.
You act like there’s ever been separation of church and state. There has not.
All states so indeed still have some theocratic elements. That is precisely why religion should be given no quarter, it already more prominence in goverment than it ever deserved. Freedom of religion in most states is just placing religious people above rules that bind everyone else, religious people don’t need lax enforcement of the few guidelines restricting their extreme unearned privilege.
You’re arguing what should be. I would argue the same. We’re explaining what is.
I agree. It does not matter if it was used in a good way this one time. Next time might be against abortion.
And why are you making multiple comments about it? Give it a rest already.
I think it’s cute how mad this guy got lol. Wait til he finds out ICE murders people.
Enjoy your regressive shithole, you’ve all earned it with your hard work keeping it that way.
lol k
Appeals courts will overturn.
It’s game over when a judge quotes the Bible…
This is becoming Christians Sharia law
I feel like the people balking at the christian tone and quotes in this order haven’t actually paid a single moment of goddamn attention to anything for the last several centuries in the USA.
I think the point is, that most of the western countries have moved away from this 50 years ago. It want much different then. But others have moved on
Judge Fred Biery was appointed by Clinton and actually blocked the 2025 state law that would otherwise have required displaying the 10 Commandments in public classrooms.
I see this as him pointing out to Trump’s supporters that the actions of this administration are not only inhumane but run contrary to core Christian teachings. If the “pro-Christian” administration isn’t being very Christian then call out their hypocrisy.
No excuse. Religion doesn’t belong in the courtroom this man should be disbarred, a true servant of justice can’t have other masters.
Holy shit. Get mad at people who are actually the problem not the ones helping.
a true servant of justice can’t have other masters
Judges are allowed to be religious. They just can’t use religion as the basis of their judgement, which this judge did not do. They can quote scripture in the same way they can quote any other piece of literature.
Superfluous text has no place in judgments so there should be no religion in it.
This man is a regressive bigot who thinks he. should be free to promote irrelevant personal beliefs within official documents.
They do not belong there, and a man who places his personal interests above justice belongs in no office. He should be disbarred.
Did… did you read any of the article?
(Not you, them)
How does including a bible verse make this judge a “regressive bigot”? You are taking the role of bigot here.
These ubermensch who think their imaginary friend has any place in goverment are always placing themselves above everyone. To promote one’s religion in governance is a supreme form of bigotry and arrogance, to place oneself above all of your compatriots. Thus judge is saying that his personal opinions are sacrosant over everyone else’s, law be damned.
Chill dude, he isn’t pushing some agenda by putting in a reference to a bible verse. Your own interpretation of the judge’s action aren’t based in reality. Focus on the substance of the issue at hand.
HOW DARE HE QUOTE THE BIBLE OVERTURN HIS ORDER SO WE KEEP THE KID IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP HE IS THE WORST FOR ACTIVELY POINTING OUT THE HYPOCRISY OF THE BLATHER BLATHER ONE ONE ONE ECLAMATIONE ONE ONE this is you you realize that, right?
Being angry doesn’t excuse anyone to act like a religious nut. Your tolerance towards christians capturing govermental power got America to be such a regressive shithole. It is a regressive ideology that devalues human beings.
so it’s your position if they’re christian they shouldn’t be able to hold office?
Bringing your religion to a public office should get you immediately removed from it. They can serve their other interests in their own time. This man should be removed from office as he has let his personal beliefs corrupt his duty to justice.
quote the part of his opinion to me that has you so worked up please.
A federal judge, one of our last barriers against actual, literal fascism and authoritarian takeover and our last hope for turning this around, signs an order for an objectively good thing in a predominantly christian region, with two verses referenced, an obviously defiant stand against literal evil forces trying to capture the country.
Lemmy user:
> Religion doesn’t belong in the courtroom and they should be disbarred
Fucking hell, someone tell me these jackals are AI bots or something sent by Mossad to destabilize our country. If I knew I lived next to someone who had this kind of attitude I would drop everything I’m doing to devote the rest of my days to sabotaging and annoying them in the most vexing ways possible.
This isn’t just a US issue you clowns, if you’re not in the US it’s coming for you next. We need to celebrate wins against bad things or you’re part of the bad things.
You can’t build good things on a foundation of sand like religion. That is not a lasting solution and building on Christianity is what brought USA to this point.
