Erez Reuveni, a senior Justice Department prosecutor, has been placed on paid administrative leave after a high-profile court look where he failed to defend the president’s place in the contentious imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland guy wrongly sent to El Salvador.
As reported by ABC News, the DOJ cited a “failure to deeply argue” for government hobbies as the reason for his expulsion. Reuveni appeared disappointed and unable to provide legitimate explanation during Friday’s hearing, where Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the imprisonment was unconstitutional and ordered Abrego Garcia’s profit.
According to Politico, Reuveni told the judge that he had urged his Court leaders to provide Abrego Garcia again and admitted he don’t reveal why he was detained or labelled as an MS-13 part.
The DOJ eventually removed his name from standard papers in the case. Attorney public Pam Bondi publicly criticised Reuveni, saying Judge prosecutors had “zealously advocate on behalf of the United States”. His officer, August Flentje, was furthermore placed on left for failing to monitor Reuveni’s do.
Who is Erez Reuveni?
- Erez Reuveni is an attorney with almost 15 years at the US department of justice, where he most recently served as assistant director and dimly as acting assistant director of the office of emigration dispute.
- Reuveni has held many roles within the DOJ legal vivision, including top lawyers and trial lawyer, handling some of the most delicate immigration and constitutional law cases under different administrations.
- He began his legal career with prestigious clerkships under Judge Jon O Newman on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Mark Wolf in the District of Massachusetts.
- Reuveni also worked as a litigation associate at Morrison &, Foerster and was a fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society.
- Reuveni holds a JD, summa cum laude, from Boston University School of Law, where he was a finalist in moot court and served as Articles Editor for the Law Review.
- He earned his BA, magna cum laude, from Brandeis University in Politics, Economics, and Near Eastern Studies.
