WASHINGTON:- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against a Maryland federal judge over a permanent injunction limiting the government’s ability to quickly deport immigrants.

“The way to file a lawsuit against the judges and challenge the order was not proper,” wrote Virginia federal court judge Thomas Cullen in the ruling.

The permanent order, issued by Judge George Russell and updated a week later, outlined how federal judges in Maryland should handle cases involving immigrants facing deportation.

The order temporarily halts deportations for the two office opening days while the case is pending.

Cullen, appointed by President Donald Trump, concluded that the administration would have to find another way to challenge the order rather than taking the unusual and confrontational approach of suing judges directly.

“While the executive branch may fight against characterization, it is not uncommon for the executive branch of government to file a lawsuit against the judicial branch for exercising judicial power,” he wrote in the order.

He added, “Whatever the reasons for complaining to the judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the executive must find a reasonable way to address those concerns.”

Russell’s order was issued as the Trump administration seeks to expedite deportations, but sometimes people should be given the opportunity to challenge decisions.

Cullen wrote in Tuesday’s ruling that, among other things, the administration lacked legal standing to sue and that judges are immune from such lawsuits.

The dispute is the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary, which has been sharply critical of judges who have ruled against Trump’s policies, calling it judicial interference in the executive branch.