DON JUDGE GRUDGE

Rips fed court after Supreme snub on DACA

President Trump lashed out on Monday at the federal appeals court that will likely hear his administration’s challenge of a ruling requiring that the government continue to shield Dreamers, after the Supreme Court declined to intervene.

“Nothing is as bad as the 9th Circuit,” he told a group of governors at the White House, referring to the San Francisco-based US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program “is going to be put back into the 9th Circuit. We tried to get it moved quickly because we’d like to help DACA,” he said.

“But the Supreme Court just ruled it has to go through the normal channels, so it’s going back in, and there won’t be any surprise.”

He bemoaned his odds of success with the court.

“It’s really sad when every single case filed against us is in the 9th Circuit. We lose. We lose. We lose. And then we do fine in our Supreme Court,” he said.

“What does that tell you about our court system? It’s a very, very sad thing.”

Barring a deal from Congress, Trump has vowed to end DACA, the Obama-era program that protects Dreamers, or immigrants brought illegally to the US as children.

But a federal judge in California blocked his efforts last month, ordering the government to continue accepting DACA renewal applications.

In response, the Trump administration sought to bypass the 9th Circuit and take its appeal of the judge’s Jan. 9 order directly to the Supreme Court.

But the Supreme Court, as it has traditionally done, refused on Monday to get involved before the appeals court ruled.

In a brief order, the high court said the administration’s appeal was “denied without prejudice,” indicating the justices would keep an open mind on the underlying legal issues.

The justices said they expected the lower court to “proceed expeditiously.”

The 9th Circuit has been a thorn in Trump’s side.

In December, it ruled that his third travel ban was illegal. And this month, it upheld a $25 million settlement he agreed to pay as part of suits alleging that his Trump University ripped off students.