DOJ attorney said government could 'bulldoze' Statue of Liberty, but context is key

Yaakov M. Roth, the DOJ’s deputy assistant attorney general of the civil division, was answering a hypothetical question from U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Millett during an appeal hearing on June 5, 2026, in which she asked if ancestors of those who immigrated to the U.S. with the Statue…