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Boasberg Admits He Doesn't 'Have the Power' to Stop Trump Deportation Flights in Huge Friday Night Ruling
RedState ^ | 4/18/25 | Bob Hoge

Posted on 04/18/2025 8:19:07 PM PDT by CFW

In a Friday night hearing, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said he was “sympathetic” to activists’ concerns over the Trump administration’s deportation of illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act, but he doesn't “think I have the power” to stop them.

It was surely frustrating to the activist judge who always seemed to rule harshly against J6ers but has come across as extremely sympathetic to the non-citizen criminals that Trump was trying to send out of our country. A recent Supreme Court ruling tied his hands, however:

US District Judge James Boasberg denied an emergency request from lawyers for alleged Venezuelan gang members… seeking to block “imminent” deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing suspected Tren de Aragua gang members being detained in Texas, had asked Boasberg to issue a temporary restraining order requiring 30 days’ notice from the Trump administration before any of their clients are deported under the 18th-century law after learning the removal notices had recently been issued to detainees.

“I’m sympathetic to your conundrum, but I don’t think I have the power to do anything about it,” Boasberg said during an emergency hearing in the District Court for Washington, DC.

The judge noted that a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month, which lifted his pause on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, determined that if “detainees are confined in Texas … venue is improper in the District of Columbia.”

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aclu; aliens; boasberg; deportations; illegal; illegalaliens; judgewatch; lol; terroristsympathizer; trump
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I bet Boasberg is ticked! He'll have to find another way to get "orangemanbad".
1 posted on 04/18/2025 8:19:07 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

The ACLU going to the Supreme Court tonight. DHS may try to fly deportees out of Texas to El Salvador tomorrow.

In tonight’s news summary...

https://nextrushfree.blogspot.com/2025/04/news-summary-intelligence-report_18.html


2 posted on 04/18/2025 8:22:10 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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he should nonetheless be punished for the blatant overreach


3 posted on 04/18/2025 8:23:07 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: CFW

Sounds like an Abuse under of color of law statement to me.


4 posted on 04/18/2025 8:25:50 PM PDT by samadams2000
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To: CFW

Hee hee hee.
All hat and no cattle.


5 posted on 04/18/2025 8:26:03 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I can promise I can land any plane that is in the air, because gravity only moves in one direction.)
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To: CFW

Boasberg needs to be tried for treason and suffer the consequences of a conviction.


6 posted on 04/18/2025 8:27:13 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Oh, so you don’t even have the authority to be making all these demands in the first place?
Well then, sit down and shut up, Your “Honor”!


7 posted on 04/18/2025 8:33:46 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Nextrush

Emergency justice for Texas is Justice Alito. ACLU will have tall hat and no cattle.

Gwjack


8 posted on 04/18/2025 8:40:12 PM PDT by gwjack (May God give America His richest blessings.)
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To: Gene Eric

To the fullest extent of the law.


9 posted on 04/18/2025 8:40:31 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

My thoughts exactly.


10 posted on 04/18/2025 8:40:47 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Damned straight he does NOT have the "power" to do THAT, nor anything else that he has recently done TO Trump and TO this nation!

He needs to be disbarred AND thrown out of being a judge.

11 posted on 04/18/2025 8:40:55 PM PDT by nopardons
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Trump fights for us like no other and against the worst absolute worst array of those trying to stop us

People here who don’t see that I just don’t get

I’ve never seem likes of this in my life and Ive followed stuff since 69/70


12 posted on 04/18/2025 8:41:03 PM PDT by wardaddy (The Blob must be bled dry)
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To: Jonty30

Exactly!


13 posted on 04/18/2025 8:41:03 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: gwjack

We shall see how this plays out...


14 posted on 04/18/2025 8:42:44 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: wardaddy

They suffer from severe TDS and are NOT Conservatives!


15 posted on 04/18/2025 8:42:46 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: CFW

The light bulb finally went on at the top of dumb a**’ head.


16 posted on 04/18/2025 8:43:49 PM PDT by gildafarrell (You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.)
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I guess he got a John Roberts sauna room conversation.


17 posted on 04/18/2025 8:46:57 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I can promise I can land any plane that is in the air, because gravity only moves in one direction.)
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So, who called this Dim and read him his position?

I would wager Chuck or Nancy, certainly not anyone from the Supreme Court.


18 posted on 04/18/2025 8:47:50 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable anima)
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So his feelings are more important than the law.


19 posted on 04/18/2025 8:51:00 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: CFW

Maybe he’s like the neighbors dog who finally figured out what the shock collar does and that it’s better to just stay in his yard.


20 posted on 04/18/2025 9:03:08 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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