Posted on 04/08/2025 8:02:34 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration's use of a 1798 wartime law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals canceled a planned Tuesday court hearing to review the case after the Supreme Court handed a win to the president.
In a minute order published Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced that the previously scheduled Tuesday afternoon hearing would be vacated in light of the high court's ruling – which determined, among other things, that the "appropriate venue for such proceedings is the Southern District of Texas," or wherever plaintiffs that are subject to potential removal are currently held.
The 5-4 Supreme Court ruling established due process protections for migrants, including the right to appear in court before they are deported.
Boasberg ordered that plaintiffs in the case must file a notice by April 16 indicating whether they believe that they still have a basis to proceed on their motion for preliminary injunction in the D.C. Court.
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That’s exactly what popped into my mind.
a) this is not a normal, convoluted, immigration law case. The 1798 law can be applied without all the falderol.
b) that leaves only habeus corpus petitions, which are more difficult to grant;
c) habeus corpus petitions must be submitted in the jurisdiction where the person is held. Not the Trump-hating, Communist filled DC Circuit.
One consequence I'm uncertain of is that this decision appears to void Boasberg's authority completely, so until a habeus corpus petition is filed, the gov can deport, making the petition moot.
When are we going to get a case in front of the Supreme Court that simply says “District judges do not have the power to tell the president what to do.”
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
40 Chief Judge Randy Crane McAllen 1965 2002–present 2022–present — G.W. Bush
25 District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa McAllen 1950 1983–present 2009–2016 — Reagan
39 District Judge Keith P. Ellison Houston 1950 1999–present — — Clinton
44 District Judge Diana Saldaña Laredo 1971 2011–present — — Obama
45 District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos Corpus Christi 1965 2011–present — — Obama
46 District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo Laredo 1971 2011–present — — Obama
48 District Judge Alfred H. Bennett Houston 1965 2015–present — — Obama
49 District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. Houston 1964 2015–present — — Obama
50 District Judge Rolando Olvera Brownsville 1963 2015–present — — Obama
51 District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. Brownsville 1969 2018–present — — Trump
52 District Judge David S. Morales Corpus Christi 1968 2019–present — — Trump
53 District Judge Jeff Brown Galveston 1970 2019–present — — Trump
54 District Judge Charles R. Eskridge III Houston 1963 2019–present — — Trump
55 District Judge Drew B. Tipton Corpus Christi 1967 2020–present — — Trump
56 District Judge John A. Kazen Laredo 1964 2024–present — — Biden
57 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
58 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
59 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
60 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
24 Senior Judge Hayden Wilson Head Jr. inactive 1944 1981–2009 2009–present Reagan
26 Senior Judge Lynn Hughes inactive 1941 1985–2023 — 2023–present Reagan
27 Senior Judge David Hittner Houston 1939 1986–2004 — 2004–present Reagan
28 Senior Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Houston 1948 1988–2013 — 2013–present Reagan
29 Senior Judge Sim Lake Houston 1944 1988–2019 — 2019–present Reagan
30 Senior Judge Melinda Harmon inactive 1946 1989–2018 — 2018–present G.H.W. Bush
31 Senior Judge John David Rainey Victoria 1945 1990–2010 — 2010–present G.H.W. Bush
33 Senior Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. Houston 1936 1992–2006 — 2006–present G.H.W. Bush
34 Senior Judge Lee H. Rosenthal Houston 1952 1992–2024 2024–present G.H.W. Bush
35 Senior Judge Janis Graham Jack Corpus Christi 1946 1994–2011 — 2011–present Clinton
38 Senior Judge Hilda G. Tagle inactive 1946 1998–2012 — 2012–present Clinton
41 Senior Judge Andrew Hanen Houston 1953 2002–2025 — 2025–present G.W. Bush
42 Senior Judge Micaela Alvarez McAllen 1958 2004–2023 — 2023–present G.W. Bush
43 Senior Judge Gray H. Miller Houston 1948 2006–2018 — 2018–present G.W.
Thanks for the listing. If Trump get some solid citizens in the open slots Trump appointed judges will be the majority.
Two things here I believe.
One Roberts does not want to deal with this and is dragging his feet because he knows the law.
Two, Trump's people are allowing these unconstitutional acts by district judges to pile up until it is so egregious that the court has no choice but to make a proper blanket ruling against them & stop this entirely.
Has to think up something else to go after Trump with ?
Thanks for the additional info!
Our good friends at Faux news again. Why do suckers not see Faux news is not our friend PERIOD
Hey, “judge” - keep the change, ya filty animal!
The way I view all these cases is they fall into three main categories:
—Illegal immigration
—Government funding—grants, contracts etc.
—Government employees
Imho we need three separate Supreme Court cases—one for each category—hopefully saying:
—The President can deport illegal aliens using any process he wishes
—The President can stop any federal funding for any line item any times he wishes
—The President can fire any federal employee any time he wishes
Generally SCOTUS writes decisions in the manner that increases SCOTUS' Power over the other two "co-equal" branches of the Federal Government.
Two words for the “judge”. WALMART GREETER
“Yeah, About Those Contempt Hearings Boasberg Was Mulling for Trump Officials...”
that the court has no choice but to make a proper blanket ruling against them & stop this entirely
And thus, Obama will have indirectly Transformed America, although likely not as he intended.
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