Tenth Circuit Court did not remove Judge Chutkan

A claim circulating on Facebook states that Judge Tanya Chutkan has been removed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and reassigned to a lower court by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. This claim is false. The post originated from a satirical Facebook page called “America’s Last Line of Defense.” It mistakenly suggested that Chutkan had been reassigned. The page is known for sharing humorous and fictional content, noting that "nothing on this page is real." Judge Chutkan recently made headlines by preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from recovering $20 billion related to climate grants. She has also permitted 14 states to seek information about federal plans. The Tenth Circuit does not oversee cases in Washington, D.C., as its jurisdiction covers only six specific states and parts of Yellowstone National Park. The court's official site does not mention any such reassignment. There are no credible news reports supporting this claim, and President Donald Trump has not addressed it. Chutkan has been a federal judge since June 2014, previously working in private legal practice and for public defense services.