Did the DOJ lie? Federal judge threatens sanctions over Obama's immigration plan

Greg P. | 9:03 PM on March 19, 2015

Get the popcorn, as the fight over Obama’s executive amnesty plan just heated up:

Federal judge threatens DOJ with sanctions over Obama immigration plan http://t.co/lkSyAWqRy8

— David Zucchino (@davidzucchino) March 19, 2015

DoJ may face sanctions for lying to judge re: Obama's amnesty edict http://t.co/A2priEQxLk "Hanen didn't seem to buy the explanation"

— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) March 19, 2015

Judge: Sanctions possible in Obama immigration court case – DOJ mislead judge said thy wldn't implement till ruling http://t.co/qX5Y4HdoZJ

— Dana (@sparkey909w) March 20, 2015

DOJ attys misled judge? RT @kgbt: Judge:Sanctions possible in Obama immigration action http://t.co/r7YXYuyBR8 #RGV

— Run, Lift, Repeat (@desertgardens) March 19, 2015

More from the Los Angeles Times:

A federal judge threatened Thursday to sanction the U.S. Department of Justice if he finds that government lawyers misled him about the rollout of President Obama’s plan to shield up to five million people from the threat of deportation.

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, visibly annoyed, confronted a U.S. deputy assistant attorney general over previous government assurances on the timing of the program.

He asked why he shouldn’t grant a discovery request for internal federal immigration documents, a request filed Thursday by 26 states that are suing over Obama’s executive actions on immigration.