At the same time Sen Lankford wants to give DC federal judges control over our immigration system, the courthouse is bracing for a major sh*tshow--in fact, it already is--if SCOTUS reverses an appellate court decision on DOJ's application of 1512c2, obstruction of an official proceeding.
Every judge except one (Nichols) refused to dismiss the post-Enron law DOJ slapped against 320+ J6ers and Donald Trump.
But since SCOTUS granted cert in December, some judges have released a few from prison, delayed sentencing and trials for others, and urged DOJ to seek plea deals on other counts. (This is Judge Beryl Howell, former chief judge, during a hearing a few days after SCOTUS took the case.)
It is impossible to overstate just what a black eye this will be for the entire DC district court, the DC US attorney's office, and the entire DOJ if SCOTUS overturns how DOJ used the statute.
These are the same judges Lankford and others want to empower in deciding the "constitutionality" of his alleged immigration bill.