Boasberg’s ruling is just the latest example of a judge substituting his own political preferences for executive decision-making.
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President Donald Trump made headlines this week by continuing deportation flights of illegal immigrants, including members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang, despite a federal judge’s ruling that attempted to halt the practice.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, issued an order barring the administration from carrying out deportations to El Salvador. The White House called the decision “lawless” and said the order was moot because the flights had already left and crossed into international waters. It has stopped further such flights for now.
