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Judge demands to know what the hell Customs agents were thinking when they disobeyed both past practice and his order and deported a doctor who had just landed at Logan (www.universalhub.com)

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A federal judge today ordered that federal prosecutors tell him why Customs agents at Logan Airport decided to detain a Providence doctor with an H1-B visa, held her at the airport and then shipped her out of the country on Friday before she could even make the case to stay.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

What authority does a judge have if they don’t listen to them?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What a joke. Judges, unless they’re Trumps minions, have zero authority.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, I was hoping they could put out a bounty or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

I've heard they can deputize citizens to carry out the law if necessary.

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