Judge reprimands 'disrespectful' Trump administration attorneys in Alien Enemies Act case

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Source: The Independent

Friday 21 March 2025 17:12 EDT


During a high-stakes hearing over Donald Trump’s use of a centuries-old wartime law to swiftly deport suspected Venezuelan gang members, a federal judge rebuked lawyers for the Department of Justice for their “intemperate and disrespectful language” in their responses to court orders.

Trump and his allies have threatened to impeach Judge James Boasberg after he temporarily blocked the administration from deporting immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act and questioned whether the government intentionally defied his court orders to turn planes around before they emptied out dozens of people into a prison in El Salvador last week.

A standoff between the judge, who has ordered the administration to respond to several questions about the flights, has reached a boiling point, and legal scholars and critics of the administration have warned that Trump’s apparent defiance has reached a dangerous constitutional crossroads.

“Did you not understand my statements in that hearing?” Boasberg asked Justice Department lawyers during Friday’s hearing in Washington, D.C. “You did tell them that it was an order from me to turn the planes around … to bring back people to the United states. You understood that?” Justice Department lawyer Drew Ensign suggested that he believed that conversation is covered under attorney-client privilege. Boasberg cut him off. “I’m asking what you understood,” Boasberg said. “Did you think it was hypothetical, not serious, was going to be modified?”

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/boasberg-hearing-trump-deportation-flights-b2719635.html

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This was something interesting down near the bottom of the article -

He also reminded the government that there is a court — the Alien Terrorist Removal Court — set up explicitly for this reason, and it’s never been used before. Until this year, Boasberg was the chief judge.

[republianmushroom]

1. Our fine DOJ, protecting our interest

just like under Merrick the Meek's time as AG.

[cstanleytech]

2. Refer the assholes to the bar associations and get their licenses suspended if not completely revoked.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

3. Any judge that wants to be taken seriously against these Nazis

needs to just start gagging them and locking them up en masse. They don't seem to understand the kind of animal they're dealing with here. Or they do and are being cowardly.

[cadoman]

4. it's a bit wild that the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has never been used

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Alien_Terrorist_Removal_Court

All the way through the thick of 9/11 even. Wonder what the story is?

Intrinsically low crime of undocumented immigrants I suppose, is at least part of the answer.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. That's because they instead, dumped those designated "terrorists" into the purgatory known as "Guantanamo Bay"

They had been going through the long and arduous process of "due process" with those who were there and if no charges were eventually brought, they came to agreement with their home countries (or others) to send them back or away.

There are, of course, a handful left and there was the recent controversy of a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , et al.

Who knows what is going to happen now with that??!! Haven't heard a peep out of Hegseth other than gutting the civilians in DOD.

[DallasNE]

5. Will The ABA Now Step In

With punishment for this conduct?

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7. You might recall how long it took to get both of Ghouliani's law licenses

(NY & D.C.) suspended.

Others like Kraken lawyer Sidney Powell, have so far survived that process.

So it ain't easy.