Activist in Robes: Judge Ana Reyes Slaps Down America First, Shields Haitian TPS Chaos

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The judicial swamp just belched up another stinker that’s got the Trump-Vance team grinding their teeth. On February 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes dropped an 83-page screed blocking the administration from yanking Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. This isn’t justice; it’s judicial jihad against border security, courtesy of a Biden holdover who’s turned her courtroom into a leftist launchpad. While the America First crew is busy cleaning up the mess from years of open-border insanity, Reyes swoops in like a caped crusader for the chaos crowd, ensuring these folks stay put despite Haiti’s designation expiring on February 3, 2026. It’s a temporary stay, sure, but it’s buying time for the radicals to regroup and keep the floodgates cracked.

The Bogus Block: Reyes’ Razor-Thin Rationale

Dig into this decision, and you’ll see it’s less about law and more about loathing for anything that smells like enforcement. Reyes granted a preliminary injunction in the case of Lesly Miot v. Trump, slapping down DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s move to end TPS. Her reasoning? Noem supposedly “preordained” the termination out of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants,” ignoring proper procedures and cherry-picking facts. Reyes accused Noem of white nationalist vibes, tying it to a December 2025 X post where Noem blasted foreign “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies” for trashing the Founders’ vision. Reyes linked that straight to Haiti, calling it racist stereotyping that can’t pass as reasoned decision-making.

But here’s the kicker: Reyes claimed Noem focused on Haitians outside the U.S. or here illegally, totally blowing off the fact that TPS holders are already legal residents who’ve been contributing—or so the sob story goes. She argued the termination violates constitutional protections and that plaintiffs are likely to win on the merits. Never mind that TPS was meant to be temporary, not a backdoor to permanent stays—it’s been dragging since the 2010 earthquake, with extensions piled on like bad debt. Reyes’ order keeps work authorizations and deportation shields in place while the lawsuit drags on, potentially for months. The admin’s expected to appeal, maybe even hit the Supreme Court for emergency relief, but in the meantime, it’s a win for the sanctuary squad that’s got Ohio towns like Springfield reeling from the influx.

This isn’t some neutral call; it’s activism masquerading as adjudication. Polls show 68 percent of Americans want stricter immigration controls, yet Reyes is out here playing defender for a program that’s ballooned into a magnet for mayhem. With violence spiking in Haiti—gangs controlling 80 percent of Port-au-Prince—Reyes insists keeping TPS is humanitarian, but it’s really just handcuffing the cleanup crew. The Trump team terminated all 12 TPS designations up for review since January 2025, but Reyes’ roadblock could inspire copycat suits for Venezuelans and others, turning deportation drives into a judicial quagmire.

Unmasking the Radical: Reyes’ Leftist Legacy Laid Bare

Now, let’s peel back the layers on this judge, a Biden appointee confirmed in February 2023 as the first openly LGBTQ judge on the D.C. federal bench and the first Latina woman there. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1974 and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Transylvania University in 1996 and Harvard Law in 2000 before climbing to partner at Williams & Connolly. Sounds impressive, right?

But scratch the surface, and you’ll find a career marinated in progressive activism, from pro bono gigs shielding refugees to courtroom takedowns of conservative policies. She’s no impartial arbiter—she’s a partisan in black robes, with a track record of tilting the scales leftward. Here are seven takeaways on her most eyebrow-raising moves that scream “radical past”:

  1. Dem Donor Deluxe: Since 2008, she’s funneled over $38,000 into Democratic coffers, including ActBlue hauls and Biden’s 2020 war chest. That’s not pocket change; it’s a blueprint for bias, bankrolling the very machine that propped her up.
  2. Biden Campaign Booster: In 2020, she volunteered legal muscle for Biden’s election squad, dishing advice on voting laws. When you’re knee-deep in a candidate’s corner, how do you flip the switch to neutral when his rivals come calling?
  3. Refugee Rights Warrior: For over a decade at her firm, she clocked serious pro bono hours repping asylum seekers and outfits like the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. It’s noble on paper, but in practice, it’s greased the skids for endless appeals that clog the system and keep borders porous.
  4. Trans Military Ban Buster: In March 2025, she issued a preliminary injunction nuking Trump’s executive order barring transgender troops, calling it “unadulterated animus” and roasting DOJ lawyers for “gaslighting” her on the science. She halted enforcement, claiming it violated equal protection, even as she mocked the policy’s “warrior ethos” language.
  5. DOJ Grilling Guru: During a February 2025 hearing on the trans ban, she went full interrogator, slamming a government attorney with hypotheticals about banning UVA grads (his alma mater) as “liars.” It sparked a DOJ misconduct complaint—dismissed later—but it exposed her flair for turning benches into bully pulpits.
  6. D.C. Home Rule Hero: In August 2025, she forced the Trump admin to backpedal on asserting federal control over D.C. police, threatening to block it outright unless they compromised. It preserved local lefty oversight, thwarting efforts to crack down on immigration enforcement in the swamp’s backyard.
  7. Trans Ban Encore Roast: At another 2025 trans ban showdown, she paused proceedings to make lawyers actually read the studies cited, then accused them of incompetence when they fumbled. It was less about facts and more about humiliating the other side, cementing her rep as a judge who picks winners based on ideology.

Reyes might’ve tossed a bone here and there—like chewing out Biden’s DOJ in one case—but her pattern screams agenda over impartiality. In a town where judges wield god-like power, she’s the poster child for why we need term limits and accountability. As the Trump admin appeals this TPS fiasco, expect more fireworks, but don’t hold your breath for fairness from this corner of the bench. America First means draining the judicial swamp too, and Reyes is exhibit A for why it’s overdue.