Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has filed articles of impeachment against a federal judge after she ruled to block the president’s rescission of deportation protections for Somalis.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued an administrative stay on Friday to stop the administration from deporting Somalis who had been granted Temporary Protection Status.
‘This judicial activist’s obstruction of the people’s will must be stopped. Judge Burroughs must be impeached.’
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Ogles fired back in a statement on Saturday, threatening to impeach Burroughs, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama. On Monday, he filed the articles.
“America is not Africa’s dumping ground. We will end Temporary Protected Status, remove those who have no lawful right to remain, and put the sovereignty of the American people FIRST,” he wrote on
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