Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency

[G_j]

https://www.axios.com/federal-court-ken-cuccinelli-illegal-uscis-director-8479c5d1-0130-4477-bf98-a1e23be19ae0.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100

A federal district judge in D.C. ruled on Sunday that Ken Cuccinelli’s placement as the acting top official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Why it matters: Policies that were put in place under Cuccinelli are now void, including a directive that gave asylum-seekers less time to consult with legal counsel before their initial "credible fear" interview with a USCIS officer.

Details: After the resignation of Senate-confirmed USCIS director Lee Cissna, deputy director Mark Koumans automatically assumed the role of acting director because he was designated as the "first assistant" under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Nine days later, acting Homeland Secretary Kevin McAleenan appointed Cuccinelli to serve as principal deputy director of USCIS, a position that had not previously existed.

That same day, McAleenan revised the agency's order of succession to designate the newly created position as "first assistant," allowing Cuccinelli to "leapfrog" Koumans to become acting director, per the court opinion.

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[poli-junkie]

1. Why can't we treat all "acting" Trump appointment decisions as null and void?

[royable]

4. The entire administration and all decisions, appointments and firings

by it should be declared null and void.

[onenote]

6. Because not all acting department heads were named in violation of the Vacancies Act.

[procon]

2. Republicans can't do anything without cheating or

lying. In this case they were even too stupid to go read the the law that said they can't move the goal posts to bypass Congress. Incompetent morons; the whole lot of them!

[Faux pas]

3. Kickin' with gusto!

And a gigantic eff you to all those rat bastids running us over the cliff to hell.

[AncientGeezer]

5. Appeal and "stay"...3,2,1...they always do.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Actually Stephen Miller runs immigration policy

Cuccinelli or whoever is just a highly paid toady in this case.

[paleotn]

8. Precisely...

Whoever it is does exactly as Herr Miller, Reichsfurer-SS tells him to do. IQ45 believes pretty much whatever Herr Miller tells him to believe, as his mind is a blank slate from one hour to the next..."huh? what did I say? Can't remember." Unless 1st daughter or someone else in the inner circle tells him something completely different. Then his blank slate mind is a jumble of contradicting bullshit and IQ45 is sad. Has another cheeseburger.

This is what's running the executive branch of the most powerful nation the planet has ever known.

[Karadeniz]

9. Trump's election was illegal...everything he's done needs to be erased.

[malaise]

10. Great news

K & R

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Good