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Gorsuch and Sotomayor team up to criticize DOJ in immigration case
The justices objected after prosecutors charged a deported man in a case where he had been ordered to remain in Oklahoma; a rare cross-ideological pairing.
On air: Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN NewsroomPublished
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- First reported by Fox News: “Trump-appointed justice joins Sotomayor in unlikely alliance to rip DOJ's handling of illegal immigrant case”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:16 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: DOJ.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJustices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor, rarely on the same side, joined forces today against the Justice Department.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorProsecutors charged a deported man after ordering him to stay in Oklahoma following his first conviction, Fox News reports.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTold to stay in Oklahoma, then charged for being there. That is a trap with a state line.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOklahoma has some great drive-throughs, so I see the appeal.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorComing up next, we'll meet the ninety-nine-year-old who just broke an altitude record.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStill better than the paperwork here.
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