Judge Pressures President for Deportation Details Amid Legal Clash 

United States: U.S. President Donald Trump received a Thursday deadline to submit deportation information regarding Venezuelan migrants to support his judge’s review of the deportation policy. 

Deadline Set for Deportation Flight Information 

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of Washington needs to learn about deportation flight timeline details either through the administration’s specific disclosures by noon (1600 GMT) or by using the state secrets doctrine to protect that information, as reported by Reuters. 

The Justice Department could offer the flight details to Boasberg while keeping them covered from public disclosure. The court rejected the use of the state secrets doctrine because U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted this flight information on social media platforms.

Trump Calls for Judge’s Impeachment 

A heated dispute between the judge and the Republican president’s administration reached its climax on Tuesday when Trump demanded Congress impeach Boasberg in a process that could possibly remove him from his position—an action U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts criticized as unprecedented. 

“I’m just doing what the VOTERS wanted me to do. This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!” Trump wrote on Tuesday, also calling Boasberg a “Radical Left Lunatic.” 

When asked about court directives Trump declared his commitment to obey any issued orders. 

Concerns from Trump critics, together with legal experts, warn about an impending constitutional crisis because the administration might challenge judicial decisions. As stated in the U.S. Constitution the executive and judiciary share equal authority with each other as individual branches of government. 

Before determining whether the administration violated his order Boasberg warned about potential results but declined to specify those consequences. 

Deportations Under 1798 Alien Enemies Act Blocked 

Through a court order on Saturday, the judge issued an interim restriction that barred deportations based on the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which Trump had applied. According to Trump, the Alien Enemies Act enabled him to deport members of Tren de Aragua without the need for immigration judge removal orders. According to the ruling made by Boasberg the 1798 Alien Enemies Act does not provide presidential authority to equate the gang’s American presence with wartime circumstances. 

Deportations Continue Despite Court Order 

A public release of Boasberg’s order occurred at 7:25 p.m. EDT (2325 GMT) Saturday evening yet three deportation flights continued to El Salvador as a result of President Nayib Bukele’s agreement with Trump-aligned authorities. 

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a court document on Wednesday that highlights how the administration confirmed most individuals deported under this policy do not possess U.S. criminal backgrounds. The ACLU argued that Trump had no valid reason to employ the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, as reported by Reuters. 

“The invocation of the act against a criminal gang cannot be squared with the explicit terms of the statute requiring a declared war or invasion by a foreign government or nation,” the ACLU wrote. 

A request for comment was not immediately answered by the Justice Department.