What Kind of Judge is Ana Reyes?

Judges with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) have slowed or halted many of President Donald Trump’s policies. The Trump administration tried to deport 350,000 Haitians, but a district judge stopped the deportation. Does she have TDS?

Fred Lucas explained the situation with this judge in his article published at The Daily Signal, a portion of which follows. 

The Joe Biden-appointed judge who halted the Trump administration’s deportation of about 350,000 Haitians has a background as a private Democrat financial supporter, though with a sometimes-unpredictable judicial record.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, of the District of Columbia, on Monday determined President Donald Trump’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for certain Haitian immigrants “shall be null, void, and of no legal effect” until the case is complete.

Here are six things to know about Reyes.

1. ‘Transgender’ Military Service Ruling

In March 2025, Reyes blocked a Trump administration executive order that expelled certain transgender military service members.

The Trump administration argued the order barring transgender individuals “turns on gender dysphoria – a medical condition – and does not discriminate against trans-identifying persons as a class.”

Reyes countered that the order was a ban on transgender people….

2. Litigating Against Trump

In a 2018 case that predated her time as a judge, Reyes was on the legal team representing 19 people who crossed the southern border without going through a port of entry. A federal judge in the case said the Trump administration could not automatically deport anyone for not using a port of entry….

3. Democrat Donor

Federal Election Commission records show that Reyes was a consistent donor to Democrat candidates and liberal political organizations while in private practice….

4. ‘Much-Needed Diversity’

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., suggested that President Joe Biden nominate Reyes for the D.C. district court.

A Norton press release said, “Reyes will be the first Hispanic woman and first openly LGBTQ person ever to serve on that court.” [DEI hire?]

5. Applying the Rules to Biden DOJ

Reyes was not reliably in the Biden administration’s corner after ascending to the court….

6. Sentencing for Trump Tax Leaker

In January 2024, Reyes sentenced former Internal Revenue Service consultant Charles Littlejohn to five years in prison for leaking Trump’s tax returns, along with the returns of thousands of other wealthy people.

Reyes called the leak of Trump’s tax information “an attack on our constitutional democracy.”

“When you target the sitting president of the United States, you’re targeting the office and when you’re targeting the office of the president of the United States, you’re targeting democracy – you’re targeting our constitutional system of government,” Reyes said in the sentencing.

Reyes may be a strong liberal Democrat, but she does not have Trump Derangement Syndrome. From the above-described cases, it looks like she decides in favor of the Constitution, something that we want all of our judges to do.