A veteran Department of Justice lawyer who was fired for not pursuing an immigration case to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s satisfaction will now be on the other side of the courtroom working against Donald Trump.
On Tuesday morning, pro-liberty immigrant advocacy group Democracy Forward announced Erez Reuveni will be joining its team, claiming the new hire, “Was wrongfully fired by the Trump-Vance administration in April for refusing to lie to federal judges during a hearing and on briefing regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was removed in error from the country to an El Salvador gulag-like prison without due process.”
The New York Times reported that Reuveni was also at the center of accusations that former Trump lawyer and current Federal Judge Emil Bove III told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders to halt the deportation of detained immigrants.
After Reuveni's firing, he turned whistleblower and his accusations, which were bolstered by texts and emails, were used against Bove in his Senate hearings — to no avail as Republicans forced his lifetime appointment by Trump through.
Reuveni, who spent almost 15 years as a lawyer in the government, told the Times he joined Democracy Forward because "all people have a right to safety, liberty, due process, and to me personally, it’s very important to fight the fight that articulates that point of view.”
His new post could create increased difficulties for the Trump administration due to a federal judge indicating he plans to hear from the lawyer as a witness “in a contempt proceeding against the administration.”
You can read more from the Times here.
