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- news@lemmy.world
Summary
Trump’s administration is escalating confrontations with federal judges, most recently by ignoring a judge’s order to halt Venezuelan deportations.
The White House claims Judge Boasberg lacked authority, with border czar Tom Homan stating, “I don’t care what the judges think.”
This is part of a pattern where the administration has defied court orders on funding freezes and immigration policies.
Trump allies have called for impeaching judges who rule against him. Legal experts warn this threatens constitutional checks and balances, with one professor stating: “If the executive can defy court orders whenever they feel like it, they are essentially not constrained by the Constitution.”
Start ordering contempt of court and put the low-level enforcers behind bars.