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Judge James Boasberg, who blocked the deportation of foreign gang members using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, has been cleared of wrongdoing by a Department of Justice (DoJ) tribunal.
Reports Axios, “The DOJ alleged last summer that Boasberg raised concerns at a Judicial Conference session that the Trump administration would ‘disregard rulings’ and trigger a “constitutional crisis.’”
But a federal judge disagreed.
Judge Jeffrey Sutton noted that the DoJ provided no evidence to support their claim about Boasberg’s comment, which was initially reported by The Federalist.
Sutton went further and said that even if Boasberg had made the statement, it wouldn’t constitute misconduct.
“A recycling of unadorned allegations with no reference to a source does not corroborate them,” Sutton wrote.
He added that a judge voicing “anxiety about executive-branch compliance with judicial orders, whether rightly feared or not, is not so far afield from customary topics at these meetings.”
Sutton also said that Boasberg had not defied the Supreme Court—which essentially put an end to so-called “nationwide injunctions” by lower-court judges—or made other errors in the case.
Boasberg has made himself a thorn in the side of the second Trump administration.
After attempting to block deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act—the flights continued anyway—Boasberg attempted to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court, but his attempts were stymied.
Republicans are now seeking to impeach him.
