Judge cites Gospel verses in releasing Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from immigrant detention - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper
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A federal judge cited two Gospel verses in his order releasing five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who had been detained by immigration agents in a Minneapolis suburb and sent to a Texas family detention center.

The verses the judged cited were:

Matthew 19:14 - “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

John 11:35 - “And Jesus wept.”

  • TheRealKuni@piefed.socialEnglish
    19·
    4 days ago

    Y’all should read the judge’s order, it’s fantastic.

    The Bible verses are cited after the order, at the end, along with a picture of the kid. While they certainly are religious, one could make the argument that they are being cited culturally. And, for what it’s worth, they aren’t in the body of the order nor are they used as part of the judge’s argument.

    • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      4 days ago

      Some highlights:

      “They seek nothing more than some modicum of due process and the rule of law,” wrote Biery.

      He said the case of Conejo Arias and his son “has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children."

      “Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster. That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.”