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Sep 27, 2025 President Trump fired acting U.S. attorney Michele Beckwith after she told Border Patrol to follow a court order Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The firing signaled retaliation against an official who tried to enforce legal limits on immigration detention practices.
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- Trump fires US attorney Michele Beckwith after she reminded Border Patrol to follow the law — Michele Beckwith, the acting US attorney in Sacramento, was terminated by President Trump after she reminded Border Patrol agents to comply with a federal court order that prohibits indiscriminate detentions.
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Week 37 – 2025-09-27–2025-10-03
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