Tremendous: Trump White House Ignored This Part of a Little Judge's Order on Venezuelan Deportations
District Judge James Boasberg tried to stop the deportation of foreign terrorists last week. This disgrace to the bench issued his little judgment declaring that the Trump administration couldn't deport these scumbags under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, even going so far as to order flights that were wheels up to turn around. It’s hilarious that these little judges think they have this power; they’re not the executive, nor was this ruling based on law. It was a Washington Post editorial column. It should have been ignored, and it looks like Trump’s crew did just that—and for good reason (via Axios):
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