It would be extremely rare for a judge to remove themselves from a case for the reasons the Justice Department cited -- including how the judge ruled before.

This court has not kept its disdain for President Trump secret,” the Justice Department said in a motion in a case filed by a law firm suing the administration.

The U.S. judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under a 1798 law excoriated government lawyers at the outset of a hearing on Friday over whether to maintain the ban.

In his escalating battle with the judiciary, Trump and his allies have zeroed in on a similar message: No single judge should be able to block an administration action.