WASHINGTON — A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from deporting 350,000 Haitians has donated more than $38,000 to Democratic campaigns — including the main committee for the former president who appointed her and let those migrants in: Joe Biden.
The order revoking temporary protected status for the Haitian migrants from DC US District Judge Ana C. Reyes outraged administration officials and Republicans like Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), who posted on X that “an unelected Democrat judge” had “unilaterally” halted President Trump’s deportations.
Biden appointed Reyes to the federal bench in February 2023 — one month after his administration allowed up to 30,000 Haitians to enter the US every month under a humanitarian parole program.
Others entered through the southern border — including several apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Texas. The Biden administration falsely accused agents of whipping those migrants.
The Uruguay-born jurist had previously served as a litigation attorney focused on international disputes at Williams & Connolly LLP, while working pro bono on behalf of refugee groups. She emigrated with her family to Kentucky when she was a child.