LAW OF THE LAND
'Show cause' tyranny by anti-Trump judges
'Supreme Court should swiftly shut down judicial activism'
By
Andy Schlafly
February 27, 2026
Liberal judges have found a tool for browbeating Trump's attorneys at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the issue of detaining illegal aliens. Akin to an unpleasant toy in the hands of idle children, the legal hammer of a "show cause" order is being overused by judges opposed to Trump's crackdown on illegal aliens.
In the last six months, "show cause" orders have emanated from dozens of judges unhappy with how the Trump Administration detains illegal aliens without bail. Leftist judges are just fine with denying bail to Trump supporters accused of a crime, as done to hundreds of J6-ers in order to imprison them in the D.C. Gulag without a trial, and yet Democrat-appointed judges object to detaining illegal aliens without bail.
Trump's policy is a sensible one: anyone who is in the United States unlawfully is not entitled to be released on bail from their detention. Many might "jump bail" never to be caught again, and there is no legitimate defense to being unlawfully in our country.
https://www.wnd.com/2026/02/show-cause-tyranny-anti-trump-judges/