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The DOJ Keeps Making Corrections In Court, and Judges Want Answers
The Justice Department’s corrections come amid growing judicial mistrust and fallout from President Donald Trump’s reshaping of the agency to pursue his agenda.
After US Justice Department lawyers disclosed last month that they relied on incorrect information to defend migrant arrests, a federal judge in Manhattan ordered them to preserve all internal communications — often an ominous sign of a future inquiry.
This week, lawyers for the migrant aid groups told the judge they plan to seek sanctions against the government and the court's permission to gather evidence about what happened.