The spectacle of the White House suing an entire district court in the name of the United States of America underscored just how rancorous relations between the two branches had become.

A judge is considering why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland's entire federal bench over an order stopping the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removals.

A federal judge on Wednesday said he was skeptical of the U.S. Department of Justice pursuing an unusual lawsuit against every federal judge in Maryland to challenge a court order that blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately deporting migrants contesting their removal.