A Brooklyn federal judge dressed down a Justice Department lawyer Tuesday for refusing to explain the Trump administration’s decision to keep the impending Oct. 5 deadline for DACA recipients to renew their status–calling the decision “heartless.”

“You are the executive branch,” Judge Nicholas Garaufis scolded Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, after the government lawyer relayed that the Department of Homeland Security would not extend the deadline. “You work for the president, and so you would know if his commitment was going forward.”

The veteran judge then continued to lambast Shumate throughout the hour-long hearing, as the attorney attempted to dodge questions about whether or not Trump was indeed working toward a solution for so-called “Dreamers.”

The parties were in court as part of a class action to challenge the government’s decision to wind down Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

“The president has said he will find a solution for all of these ‘wonderful’ people,” Garaufis said icily, referencing a presidential tweet. “What I want to know is, whats’s the hurry?”

“This is a democracy, these people have thrived in America, and you can’t just come into court and espouse a position that is so heartless,” the jurist’s tirade continued as Shumate stood before him, furiously blinking. “I’m 68-years-old, and I’ve worked in every branch of government, and I’ve never seen a position like this.”

“It’s unacceptable, quite frankly, to me, as a human being and as an American. I’m just glad I was born in Patterson, New Jersey, and not in Mexico City,” he added disdainfully before setting an expedited schedule.

National Immigration Law Center lawyer Justin Cox said his team was mulling whether or not to file a motion asking the judge to push back the Oct. deadline.

The parties are due back in court for arguments on Jan. 18.