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An ideologically divided Supreme Court on June 27 said lower courts exceeded their authority when they put nationwide holds on restrictions to birthright citizenship, an at least temporary victory for President Donald Trump that will also make it harder to block other new policies.

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Instead, the Justice Department pursued a more technical – and easier to win – argument that district judges don’t have the power to entirely block presidential actions while they’re being challenged in court.

At that meeting, the whistleblower complaint said, Bove "stressed to all in attendance that the planes need to take off no matter what." Bove then said that the group may need to consider telling judges "f*** you" and ignore possible court orders blocking immigrants from being removed from the U.S., according to the document.

Reuveni ultimately decided to blow the whistle to lawmakers and watchdogs at the Justice Department and the Office of Special Counsel, detailing what he called defiance and noncompliance in three separate immigration cases this year. His accusations add to broader concern about the Trump administration's repeated clashes with the judiciary over immigration and other policies.

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At that meeting, the whistleblower complaint said, Bove "stressed to all in attendance that the planes need to take off no matter what." Bove then said that the group may need to consider telling judges "f*** you" and ignore possible court orders blocking immigrants from being removed from the U.S., according to the document.