<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The federal judge attempting to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act said Thursday that the Justice Department provided a “woefully insufficient” response to his demands for more details on the deportation flights. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote in a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.47.0_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three-page ruling</a> that he was not satisfied with the submission of an ICE officer attesting that deportation flights carrying 250 illegal aliens, including suspected gang members, had left before he issued an order to stop the flights. Boasberg also said he needed more information about the ICE officer’s statement indicating the Trump administration was considering the invocation of state secrets privilege.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the state-secrets privilege; indeed, his declaration on that point, not surprisingly, is based solely on his unsubstantiated ‘understand[ing],” Boasberg said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boasberg was responding to a declaration by Texas ICE Officer Robert Cerna, who reaffirmed the Trump administration’s previous statements about the timing of the deportation flights last weekend to El Salvador. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I understand that Cabinet Secretaries are currently actively considering whether to invoke the state secrets privilege over the other facts requested by the Court’s order. Doing so is a serious matter that requires careful consideration of national security and foreign relations, and it cannot properly be undertaken in just 24 hours,” Cerna said, according to Boasberg&#8217;s order. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boasberg’s ruling gave the Trump administration three more deadlines to make additional filings in the case, which started after leftist groups sued to stop the deportation flights.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-obama-appointed-judge-trying-to-stop-trump-from-deporting-criminal-illegals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">liberal judge</a> said that the Justice Department should file a sworn declaration by 10:00 am ET on Friday regarding the state-secrets discussion from “a person with direct involvement in the Cabinet-level discussions.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also gave a March 25 deadline for the Trump administration to claim state secrets privilege and to file an argument defending its decision not to return two deportation flights to the United States after he put a temporary restraining order on the use of the Alien Enemies Act. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">President Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-trump-says-judge-blocking-deportations-should-be-impeached" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for Boasberg to be impeached, and again on Thursday said that he was trying to erode the power of the presidency. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114197120302143482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social.” He is a local, unknown Judge, a Grandstander, looking for publicity, and it cannot be for any other reason, because his ‘Rulings’ are so ridiculous, and inept. SAVE AMERICA!”</span></p>
<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-obama-appointed-judge-trying-to-stop-trump-from-deporting-criminal-illegals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, Boasberg has a history of stonewalling Trump’s immigration policies and spared one of the FBI officials behind the Russiagate hoax from prison. Elizabeth Manson, his wife, has also been involved in partisan political activity and donated more than $11,000 to Democratic candidates, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Elizabeth+Manson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">federal data</a> shows.</p>

<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

Judge Says Trump Admin Defense Of Gang Member Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient’

CONTINUE READING

Judge Deals Planned Parenthood Major Loss

Federal Judge Gets Slap On Wrist After Chambers Sex Scandal With Police Officer

Chronic SOTU Disrupter Crushed In Primary

‘God Is Queer’: See The Sexually Explicit Books James Talarico’s Church Gives Kids

American Journalist Charged In Anti-CCP Espionage ‘Sting’

Abortion Drugs Now Arrive As Fast As An Amazon Package

News

Courts

Department of Justice

Deportations

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

James Boasberg

Judges

Politics

Tren De Aragua

Trump Administration

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— News —

Judge Says Trump Admin Defense Of Gang Member Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient’