President Donald Trump had plenty of legal issues leading up to his election, and while he managed to navigate most of those just fine, he faces a new challenge of judicial activism regarding his bold and decisive border policies.
One of those issues deals with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who attempted to halt the Trump administration's deportation flights last month, specifically the flights bringing violent and dangerous illegal migrants to El Salvador for imprisonment.
According to The Hill, after Boasberg called for contempt proceedings against the president and his administration, a divided appeals court shot down that notion this week, scoring a win for Trump and his lawyers.
Judge Boasberg is one of several federal judges, all of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, who have attempted to interfere with Trump's executive powers to manage the southern border crisis as he sees fit.
The federal appeals court released its decision this week, essentially saying the Trump administration has a right to the appeals process before legal actions can be taken.
The Hill reported:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit indicated its order is intended to provide “sufficient opportunity” for the court to consider the government’s appeal and “should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion.”
Judge Boasberg, last week, had found grounds for contempt, slamming the Trump administration's refusal to turn the deportation flights around "a willful disregard" of the federal court's order.
Not surprisingly, the federal appeals court in charge of the decision split down party lines. The Hill noted:
The three-judge D.C. Circuit panel split 2-1. The two Trump appointees, Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, ruled for the administration. Judge Cornelia Pillard, an appointee of former President Obama, dissented.
Judge Pillard wrote, "In the absence of an appealable order or any clear and indisputable right to relief that would support mandamus, there is no ground for an administrative stay."
Judge Boasberg has been on Trump's radar -- and not a good one -- ever since he intervened in the president's decision to utilize the rare and nearly-forgotten Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport certain illegal aliens.
Users across social media weighed in on the ongoing situation, with some calling for Boasberg's impeachment as a result of his seeming activism.
Appeals judges have BLOCKED Judge Boasberg's effort to hold President Trump in contempt of court for not "undeporting" MS-13 gang members.
Now, Congress should impeach this partisan dummy and investigate his bank account. pic.twitter.com/BWMbWuEOk4
— George (@BehizyTweets) April 18, 2025
"This man belongs as far away from the bench as possible. There is no room for activists in the judiciary," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "He should not serve as a judge."
