Court rulings that block Trump policies ‘unconstitutional‘: Sessions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said that any lower court ruling that blocks policies drawn by the administration of President Donald Trump is "unconstitutional."
During a speech to the Federalist Society on Saturday, Sessions described the "limitless injunctions" as "extreme," saying he hoped the Supreme Court would uphold President Trump's policies, according to CNN.
"The increasing frequency of limitless injunctions is simply unsustainable, and the ever-more extreme nature of some of these injunctions is only making it more obvious just how unconstitutional they are," Sessions said.
"But we are hopeful that the Supreme Court will soon send a clear message to the lower courts that injunctions ought to be limited to the parties in the case," he added.
So far, many district court and federal appeals court judges have issued ruling challenging the executive orders, often times ordering injunctions that temporarily prevented Trump's policies from being implemented.
Among some of Trump's executive orders that have been halted in court are his controversial travel ban for citizens of Muslim-majority countries.
A week after taking office, Trump signed an order on January 27, 2017, banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States.
The ban, which the administration said was for national security reasons, sparked mass protests in airports across the country and triggered swift moves by courts to block the order.
Sessions said that "In order for our system to function, the Court must end government-by-litigation," adding, "I am hopeful they soon will, and that ... with your help we will restore the rule of law in this country."
Sessions also praised a federal judge in Maryland because of a case he dismissed Monday that challenged Trump's decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
In September, Trump said he would the program that has provided protection from deportation and the right to work legally for nearly 800,000 young people since it was authorized by former President Barrack Obama in 2012.
Since campaigning for the 2016 presidential election, Trump has been accused of stoking racial, ethnic and religious tensions lurking within America.
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