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Trump-Era Attorney’s Firing Over Immigration Stance Recalled Amid Legal Debates

Trump-Era Attorney’s Firing Over Immigration Stance Recalled Amid Legal Debates

Trump-Era Attorney’s Firing Over Immigration Stance Recalled Amid Legal Debates Years after the incident, the circumstances surrounding the firing of Sacramento’s acting US attorney, Michele Beckwith, by then-President Donald Trump continue to resonate. Beckwith was terminated on July 15, 2020, mere hours after she cautioned immigration agents against indiscriminately detaining individuals in her district, citing a federal court order. The controversy unfolded when Gregory Bovino, head of the Border Patrol’s El Centro unit, informed Beckwith of a planned immigration raid…

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Former Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith Speaks Out on Border Patrol Dispute and Firing

Former Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith Speaks Out on Border Patrol Dispute and Firing

Former Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith Speaks Out on Border Patrol Dispute and Firing Michele Beckwith, who served as the acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of California, has revealed she was terminated after insisting that Border Patrol agents adhere to a court order prohibiting indiscriminate arrests in the Central Valley. Beckwith, a veteran prosecutor, informed the New York Times that her dismissal followed a warning to Gregory Bovino, chief of the Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector, that a…

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