Key takeaways:

Trump administration challenges Maryland court’s deportation delay order

Chief Judge George Russell III’s order allows two-day pause after habeas filings

DOJ argues order causes irreparable harm to immigration enforcement

Judge Thomas Cullen expects to rule by Labor Day

A federal judge said Wednesday that he expects to rule by Labor Day on the Trump administration’s unprecedented lawsuit against Maryland’s federal bench.

The administration argued at a hearing Wednesday that a standing order issued in May by Maryland U.S. District Court Chief Judge George Russell III is equivalent to a temporary restraining order or injunction that causes “irreparable harm” to President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out mass deportations.

Russell’s standing order prevents depor

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