Impeaching John Edwin Steele, Senior District Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
This resolution proposes to impeach Senior District Judge John Edwin Steele of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida for high crimes and misdemeanors. The impeachment centers on a single judicial decision in which Judge Steele granted a habeas corpus petition in July 2026 to release Miakel Guerra Morales from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention. Guerra Morales is a Cuban national who was convicted of aircraft piracy in 2003 after hijacking a commuter plane and forcing it to land in Florida, and he had served 21 years in prison before being placed in removal proceedings. The resolution argues that Judge Steele abused his judicial discretion by ignoring federal regulations and the executive branch's position on detention timelines, prioritizing case management concerns over public safety considerations, and denying the government time to pursue appellate review. The resolution contends that releasing an individual convicted of aircraft piracy endangered public safety and national security, making Judge Steele unfit for office and subject to removal.
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