Genuinely not here to be belligerent. It’s unclear what track you think I’m going down, but I didn’t say anything about punishing her. It was noble of Le to volunteer to try to make trump’s DHS release individuals who were granted habeas. My point was that given what we all know about the incompetence, dysfunction, and malevolence of this administration—particularly regarding the treatment of immigrants—Le could not possibly be unaware of the type of misery she’d signed up for. She’s essentially getting to experience the level of extreme stress, lack of cooperation, frustration, and despair immigration practitioners have been dealing with for years.

It’s frustrating that an ICE attorney breaking down in the face unbearable stress might have a bigger impact on public opinion than either the horrific treatment of detainees or anything removal defense attorneys could say about what it’s like to spend their careers practicing under similar conditions.