Humiliated: Judge James Boasberg[/caption]
The Supreme Court eventually vacated Judge Boasberg’s initial ruling.
Judge Boasberg said that his order should have been followed at the time and initiated a criminal contempt of court investigation and demanded to know who made the decisions to continue the flights.
In a humiliating ruling, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Boasberg was conducting an “improper investigation” that Judge Neomi Rao warned could become “an open-ended, freewheeling inquiry into executive branch decision-making on matters of national security” that could have broad ramifications for military and diplomatic initiatives.
“As these shifting and expanding proceedings demonstrate, the district court has assumed an improper jurisdiction antagonistic to the executive branch,” Judge Rao, a Trump appointee, wrote in the majority opinion for the appeals court.
Boasberg has been a consistent legal obstacle to the policies of the second Trump Administration.
Related: He’s back: Judge Boasberg rules for Fed’s Powell and against Trump, March 15, 2026
Related: ‘Oopsie:’ Planes carrying Venezuelan gang land in El Salvador despite activist judge’s order, March 16, 2025
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling on House Republicans to impeach Boasberg, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Schmitt accused Boasberg of judicial “abuse.”
“The D.C. Circuit ruled Boasberg’s contempt crusade against Trump officials is an ‘improper investigation’ and ‘clear abuse of discretion.’ He tried to imprison Trump officials for deporting Venezuelan gang members. I’m calling on the House: Impeach Rogue Judge Boasberg,” Schmitt posted on X.
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A deranged woman threatened on Facebook to kill the President of the United States. Making it worse, she reaffirmed her intent to kill the President when questioned by Secret Service agents. A DC federal magistrate judge correctly detained her in jail. Unbelievably, DC… — 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) September 2, 2025
