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Celine Castronuovo
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Well before DOJ workload crisis defending detained migrant petitions spilled into public view in MN, 6 US attorneys warned judiciary of the resource-draining flood. Predictably, it has since exploded.
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US Attorneys Decry Resource Strain From Migrant Detention Cases
Six US attorneys warned a “flood” of litigation by migrants challenging their detention has created a “substantial drain on the resources” of their offices in declarations filed in December with the U...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Le said she was “put on this special mission to help” the US attorney’s office with habeas claims on Jan. 5. “They are overwhelmed and they need help,” Le said, adding that she “stupidly” volunteered. Her detail has now ended, reports @ccastronuovo.bsky.social

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DOJ Takes Lawyer Who Said ‘Job Sucks’ Off Minnesota Detail (1)
The Justice Department removed an attorney from a detail with the US attorney’s office in Minnesota after she expressed frustration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s noncompliance with court ...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Julie Le compared pushing ICE and DHS to comply as pulling teeth and said she wished the judge would hold her in contempt so she could get 24 hours of sleep, reports @ccastronuovo.bsky.social. Credit to FOX9's Paul Blume for having it first

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Government Lawyer in ICE Case Tells Judge: ‘This Job Sucks’
A US government attorney expressed unusual frustration in a courtroom proceeding about the difficulty in ensuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement complies with rulings ordering the release of migr...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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“Government lawyers’ indifference to the ethical restrictions invites defendants to argue that the prosecutions are vindictive, the prosecutors are biased, and the proceedings are unfair,” Fordham's Bruce Green tells @ccastronuovo.bsky.social

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DOJ Posts Touting Lemon Arrest Risk Eroding Credibility in Court
The Justice Department’s boasts on social media of federal charges against protesters and journalists in Minnesota is undermining the Trump administration’s credibility in court, legal ethics scholars...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Harmeet Dhillon is using social media to single out anti-DEI targets, an approach former division lawyers say is at odds with DOJ attorneys’ responsibility to carefully vet discrimination claims, @ccastronuovo.bsky.social reports

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DOJ Civil Rights Chief Scrolls Social Media for Anti-DEI Targets
The Justice Department’s top civil rights enforcer is using social media to single out anti-DEI targets, an approach former division lawyers say is at odds with career attorneys’ responsibility to car...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM