Trump Puts the “Pervert” in Perversion of Justice

About this episode

The episode discusses various legal issues involving the DOJ, ICE, and the Trump administration, including court rulings and immigration policies.

OA1253 - It’s spring cleaning time in this week’s news, in which we answer patron questions on everything from DOJ lying to a federal judge about ICE’s policy on arresting immigrants in courthouses to DOJ lying about violating court orders. Also: the Trump administration’s unbelievable gift to some of the worst of the worst J6rs, the D.C. Circuit’s inexplicable termination of Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against the administration for violating his orders, and a major ruling in one of the most important deportation cases in US history. We chase these shots of 200-proof reality out with a chaser: Did the 5th Circuit really just legalize bathtub gin? Find out in today’s boozy footnote! “ DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information ,” Sergio Martinez-Beltran ( NPR , 3/26/2026) Email in which ICE revised its policy to exclude arrests at immigration court , filed March 24, 2026 in the Southern District of New York Appeals court again blocks Boasberg contempt probe into Alien Enemies Act deportations ( Politico , 4/14/2026) On Petition for Writ of Mandamus , In Re: Trump et al, D.C. Cir (April 14, 2026) Unopposed Motion to Vacate Convictions and To Remand…

People in this episode

Host: Opening Arguments

Topics covered

• justice system
• immigration policy
• court rulings
• Trump administration
• deportation
• ICE arrests
• legal proceedings

Keywords

• Trump
• DOJ
• ICE
• court orders
• deportation
• J6rs
• contempt
• legalization
• bathtub gin
• immigration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DOJ, ICE, D.C. Circuit, Southern District of New York, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, National Park Service

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