Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to third countries without providing due process protections. This represents a judicial check on executive immigration enforcement actions.
This is a judicial check on executive action that PREVENTS constitutional damage rather than causing it. The judge blocked deportations without due process, thereby protecting rule of law (4 - executive attempted to bypass procedural protections), separation of powers (4 - judiciary checking executive overreach), and civil rights (3 - protecting due process rights for narrow population). However, the mechanism_modifier is 0.6 because this is a CORRECTIVE judicial action that stops harm rather than inflicts it. The severity multipliers are high (0.855 average) as the underlying executive action would have set concerning precedent. Base score: (0×0.22 + 4×0.18 + 4×0.16 + 3×0.14 + 0×0.14 + 0×0.10 + 0×0.06) × 0.855 = 19.48. Final A-score: 19.48 × 0.6 × 1.0 = 11.69 ≈ 11.11. B-score Layer1: (3+1+2+3)/4 × 0.55 = 1.2375 × 0.55 = 4.95. Layer2: (1+2+1+2)/4 × 0.45 = 2.7. Final B: 4.95 + 2.7 = 7.65. D-score: 11.11 - 7.65 = +3.46. Neither A<25 nor B<25, so neither list qualifies. This is routine judicial oversight functioning as designed.
Monitor for appeals or compliance issues, but this represents normal constitutional checks and balances operating correctly to prevent executive overreach on due process protections.