At that point, Andres filed for relief in Federal court. His case
ultimately reached the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, where his
request for an emergency stay was denied. Although the Ninth Circuit
found it could not stay his removal, the chief judge of that court,
Judge Reinhardt, issued a powerful, concurring opinion that clarifies
the injustice in this case and made a powerful moral argument against
President Trump's immigration policy. Judge Reinhardt wrote:
It was fully within the government's power to once more
grant his reasonable request. Instead, it has ordered him
deported immediately. In doing so, the government forces us
to participate in ripping apart a family. Three United States
citizen children will now have to choose between their father
and their country.
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