The case against Mexican restaurant mogul Cesar Campos-Reyes has once again raised questions over whether the U.S. government can ask the court to take unusual actions because another branch of the government, ICE, will likely detain individuals and make them unavailable for court.

The Department of Justice last week asked the court to allow it to conduct depositions of undocumented immigrants being held as potential witnesses against Campos-Reyes because they will likely be taken into ICE custody and therefore unavailable for court.

Federal defender Cecilia Vaca told APR that U.S. Magistrate Judge Chad Bryan chose to delay depositions due to the defense’s opposition at a hearing held last week, and said the U.S. government can try to reschedule the depositions. Vaca represented Isaac Fe

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