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“Any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States however that is accomplished,” Boasberg declared, according to Politico. “Make sure it’s complied with immediately.”
Reports indicate that at least two flights were en route to Central America at the time of Boasberg’s radical intervention. One of the planes, bound for El Salvador, had already departed before the ruling was issued.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele wasted no time mocking the absurdity of the situation. On Sunday morning, he trolled Judge Boasberg on social media after two deportation flights landed in his country, carrying approximately 300 Venezuelan criminals and gang members.
“Oopsie…Too late,” Bukele tweeted, sharing a screenshot of a New York Post headline that read, “Fed judge orders deportation flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gangbangers to return to US after Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act.”
Bukele also posted video footage of 238 Tren de Aragua members arriving in El Salvador, where they will be locked up in the country’s high-security CECOT prison for the foreseeable future.
Later Sunday, Trump’s Department of Justice issued a forceful response to Boasberg’s order, making it clear that the deported criminals were no longer within U.S. jurisdiction when the ruling was issued. In other words, the judge had no authority over planes already outside U.S. territory.
“For the reasons explained on the record, Federal Defendants object to this Court’s assertion of jurisdiction, including over the President’s exercise of powers vested in him by Article II,” Trump’s DOJ stated. “Subject to that objection, Federal Defendants were promptly notified of the Court’s temporary restraining order issued in the morning and the 7:26 PM EDT minute order that temporarily enjoined any removals pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation. Federal Defendants have sought emergency appellate relief from the D.C. Circuit as to both orders; the Court of Appeals has now ordered expedited briefing on both motions. The five individual Plaintiffs that were the subject of the first TRO have not been removed.”
The DOJ emphasized that, despite Boasberg’s overreach, the Trump administration remains committed to protecting the country from dangerous illegal aliens.
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“Going forward, and in the absence of appellate relief, Federal Defendants will continue to protect the United States using authorities other than the Proclamation. Federal Defendants further report, based on information from the Department of Homeland Security, that some gang members subject to removal under the Proclamation had already been removed from United States territory under the Proclamation before the issuance of this Court’s second order,” the DOJ wrote.
This latest judicial activism is just another example of leftist judges sabotaging the Trump administration’s efforts to secure the border and protect Americans. While Boasberg and his allies work to keep criminal aliens in the U.S., President Trump remains focused on enforcing the law and defending the country from dangerous threats.
