US federal judge rules that Trump's acting Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf was unlawfully appointed, invalidates DACA suspension

[basquebromance]

Federal judge says new DACA rules are invalid

Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting applications and renewals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and those rules are now invalid, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

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there will be no America left

 

[pknopp]

Federal judge says new DACA rules are invalid

Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting applications and renewals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and those rules are now invalid, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

edition.cnn.com

there will be no America left

If a president believes rules doesn't apply to him and he gets away with it, you are right,

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Federal judge says new DACA rules are invalid

Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting applications and renewals for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and those rules are now invalid, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

edition.cnn.com

there will be no America left

Cool...more winning!

 

[LuckyDuck]

Well, let's say for the moment that the claim about Chad Wolf were true. That still would not negate that DACA itself is unconstitutional. Even his highness, Barack Obama, said so, as he signed it into being.
If you want to look at unconstitutional acts, look no further than Obama. Trump did nothing unconstitutional.

 

[Dana7360]

This is interesting. Since he was illegally appointed to that post his order about DACA is invalid.

A good reason to not try to go around rules but to follow them.

Judge says acting DHS secretary appointment unlawful, invalidates DACA suspension

 

[DigitalDrifter]

So this reinstates Obama's unconstitutional executive order.

America 2020, up is down.

 

[colfax_m]

This should be bigger news but was really not as relevant given that they’re all out of office in 2 months.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

So this reinstates Obama's unconstitutional executive order.

America 2020, up is down.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

This is interesting. Since he was illegally appointed to that post his order about DACA is invalid.

A good reason to not try to go around rules but to follow them.

Judge says acting DHS secretary appointment unlawful, invalidates DACA suspension

Yet another compelling reason to vote Trump out of office.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

This should be bigger news but was really not as relevant given that they’re all out of office in 2 months.

This is further evidence that this was a reckless, irresponsible ‘administration’ that had nothing but contempt for the law.

Thankfully it’s coming to an end.

 

[Lesh]

Judge Rules DHS Head Didn't Have Authority To Suspend DACA

A judge found that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully.

www.huffpost.com

Turns out the idiots in the Trump Admin are too stupid to know the rules of how Cabinet appointments are made. Wolf's appointment was illegal and every ruling he made was as well

 

[Dana7360]

So this reinstates Obama's unconstitutional executive order.

America 2020, up is down.

Actually no court has ruled that EO is unconstitutional.

 

[Beef_Supreme]

The court should tell us again how one presidents executive actions forever bind future President, congress, etc.
You like the way that rulings went, so you’ll stay quiet. You don’t have the integrity to admit “yeah I liked the outcome, but the ruling was total bullshit and unconstitutional”.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Further proof that government can’t be ‘run like a business.’

 

[OKTexas]

Further proof that government can’t be ‘run like a business.’

Further proof the lawlessness of the maobama regime is still being rewarded.

.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

So this reinstates Obama's unconstitutional executive order.

America 2020, up is down.

Obviously you didn’t bother to read the OP article, or you failed to understand it.

‘"Wolf was not lawfully serving as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security under the HSA [Homeland Security Act] when he issued the Wolf Memorandum" suspending the Obama-era program.’ ibid

Because Wolf was not lawfully appointed, any actions he took were invalid – in this case suspending the DACA program.

And it's not just the DACA program, any act taken by Wolf is invalid.

If you don’t like it, blame Trump and Trump’s reckless, irresponsible contempt for the rule of law.

 

[9thIDdoc]

Judge Rules DHS Head Didn't Have Authority To Suspend DACA

A judge found that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully.

www.huffpost.com

Turns out the idiots in the Trump Admin are too stupid to know the rules of how Cabinet appointments are made. Wolf's appointment was illegal and every ruling he made was as well

Kinda think that might be appealed. Is there an actual law that makes the process followed illegal? Don't think so.

 

[ThoughtCrimes]

The court should tell us again how one presidents executive actions forever bind future President, congress, etc.

That statement is loaded with ignorance. It is simply false. If your dumb ass wants to defend that load of shit that established that alleged precedent you claim, present a link to that Earth shattering, Constitution destroying case.

Such a precedent would allow a President to rewrite the entire Constitution, if he/she wanted to! Didn't think that far ahead did ya, shit for brains! A president would not be bound to any law but his own internal restraints!

 

[Uncensored2008]

Judge Rules DHS Head Didn't Have Authority To Suspend DACA

A judge found that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully.

www.huffpost.com

Turns out the idiots in the Trump Admin are too stupid to know the rules of how Cabinet appointments are made. Wolf's appointment was illegal and every ruling he made was as well

Another Stalinist Obama judge shitting all over the law.

How be overturned by higher courts, but will pay no price for his unethical and partisan bullshit.

We need judicial reform, something like three reversals in 5 years and you are removed from the bench, some sort of consequence for the parade of illegal and partisan actions by these petty dictators known as Obama judges.

 

[Lysistrata]

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 provides for a line of succession that was not followed in the "appointment" of Wolf, who therefore is not the legitimate head of DHS.

Read here:

Report of the Government Accountability Office

There is no need to blame the judge. He was just applying the the law written. The judge himself was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed unanimously by the Senate.

Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis | Eastern District of New York | United States District Court