Posted on 07/02/2018 11:12:11 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
Puerto Ricans who fled Hurricane Maria’s devastation and have been living in temporary housing on the mainland were granted a reprieve Saturday night when a federal judge temporarily blocked the government from ending an assistance program that was set to expire.
U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin of Massachusetts ordered that the Federal Emergency Management Agency cannot end its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program until at least midnight Tuesday, meaning those depending on the aid to pay for hotel and motel rooms should be able to stay at least until check-out time Wednesday, according to online court records.
The national civil-rights group that filed a lawsuit Saturday seeking the restraining order said the end of the FEMA assistance would lead to Puerto Rican evacuees being evicted. The temporary restraining order affects around 1,744 people, an attorney involved in the suit said. The FEMA transitional assistance was to end Saturday.
"Basically there’s a bunch of people who may be in bed now who think they have to move tomorrow. They can wake up tomorrow knowing they have a roof over their head for at least two more days," Christiaan Perez, manager of advocacy and digital strategy for the civil-rights group, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, said Saturday night.
The judge scheduled a telephone hearing for Monday.
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Since when does a Federal judge have budget or executive authority? In exactly what part of the Constitution is he claiming this authority?
Show me in the Constitution where it states the government has to keep handing out aid please?
I guarantee that when the suit was filed they went judge shopping again.
Good question, and since our laws are based on the Constitution then I ma sure he found his decision there, and has made it public for all of us to read over.
Is there need for a sarc?
He sure is generous with our money
Really!?!?!?
An F*n FOUR day difference?
Clarence Thomas has noted that this sort of thing needs to be reined in.
Ignore the judge. Let him try to enforce it.
I’ve come to the conclusion that District Judges are the most powerful judges in America.
It’s for 4 additional days. Not exactly worth a heart attack over.
These judge decisions are unconstitutional
The principle involved, however, is worth an MI.
Why even have elected representatives if the judges are going to make all the decisions? At least the judges in the Old Testament were appointed by God.
"After reviewing the judge's order, I have deemed it unconstitutional and as of today, vacated."
Bill the judge for any additional costs.
“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” ~President Andrew Jackson
The American taxpayers need to block our taxpayer dollars from going to Puerto Rico. Let “judgey” pay the bills.
If these Leftist Judges were in charge back in 1945, they wouldn’t have let POTUS Truman Nuke Japan.
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