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Trump DOJ FOLDS Instantly in FLORIDA?!?!

2025-08-19 News & Politics
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Trump DOJ Concessions Exposed in 'Alligator Alcatraz' Venue Dispute Ruling

Analyze how a Trump-appointed judge dismissed key venue requests, yet the DOJ already conceded the core due process demands sought by the ACLU lawsuit.

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  • The suit secured detainees access to immigration judges and lawyers via video conferencing at the Krome facility, fulfilling the ACLU's fundamental due process goal.
  • Judge Ruiz opted to transfer the case venue from the Southern District of Florida to Orlando (Middle District) over venue complexity, despite the DOJ's prior concessions.
  • Filing strategic lawsuits forces the Trump administration to fold on specific issues, achieving justice even if outcomes are messily divided. This analysis breaks down Judge Ruiz's 47-page ruling on venue transfer versus the substantive victories won for immigrant detainees due to litigation pressure.

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Trump’s DOJ folded again in the face of a new suit by the ACLU in Florida, agreeing to give “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees access to a federal immigrate judges in Miami, as a Trump appointed federal judge struggles to find a way to give some sort of talking point win to Trump in his new 47 page ruling kicking the case to Orlando from Miami. Michael Popok breaks it all down. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@Izzydelarosa-t6l 2025-08-19

Pam Bondi should be disbarred & sued into oblivion

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@Izzydelarosa-t6l 2025-08-19

It's not just embarrassing to have such a stupid leader, it's also dangerous.

267 1 replies
@RaymondSanchez-b2m 2025-08-19

🇺🇸 Trump for prison 🇺🇸

246 1 replies
@lindaedwards4632 2025-08-19

Crimes against humanity in Alligator Alcatraz 😢🇨🇦

130 1 replies
@amberstagner9872 2025-08-19

Each person held in Alligator Alcatraz should sue

102 1 replies
@Chris-pp3hu 2025-08-19

The ACLU are literally brilliant litigators and are frontline defenders of American constitutional democracy 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Thanks Michael 👍 always breaking the legal language for us your brilliant.

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@southerngent4929 2025-08-19

Please support ACLU if you are able to.

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@jamesgeorge4874 2025-08-19

Shouldn't the judge do what the Constitution says ? Just sayin' ...

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@LisaForTruth 2025-08-19

Cowards always fold in face of opposition

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@Ddposte 2025-08-19

The judge sounds like one of those Trump appointees that took 10 times to pass the bar exam

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