A judge tossed out the Trump administration’s unusual lawsuit Tuesday against all of Maryland’s 15 federal judges, saying it did not respect “the judiciary’s constitutional role.”

The Justice Department had sued the judges in June over a standing order designed to prevent migrants from being immediately deported without review.

The suit heightened tensions over Trump’s efforts to limit the power of federal judges, particularly in immigration cases. Judges in Maryland and other jurisdictions have often rejected executive branch actions they deem unlawful and lacking a legal basis.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ruled that the suit was “not ordinary” and that the Justice Department chose an incorrect approach to challenge the Maryland order. Cullen, a judge from the Western District of

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