The motion to dismiss this judge was a trump tantrum and was a stupid move to make
'Tantrum': Legal experts scoff and say Trump 'jumped the shark' with desperate legal move
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— Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 (@bluefreedomquest.bsky.social) 2025-03-17T21:52:49.252Z
President Donald Trump threw a "tantrum" and "jumped the shark" with his administration's latest request — asking an appeals court to yank a federal judge from hearing the case over the Alien Enemies Act.
The Trump administration asked an appeals court to remove Judge James Boasberg from overseeing its deportation case Monday. The Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reassign the case to a different district court judge, citing "highly irregular and inappropriate procedures" in Boasberg's handling of the case. This included his swift certification of a class action involving people associated with a designated foreign terrorist group.
“The Government cannot—and will not—be forced to answer sensitive questions of national security and foreign relations," the administration wrote, according to Camilo Montoya-Galvez, an immigration and politics reporter for CBS News.
The Trump administration's request came just before a scheduled hearing where Boasberg was set to weigh in on whether the administration violated his order by sending deportation flights to El Salvador. The administration said immediate relief from the appeals court is necessary to prevent further interference with Trump's constitutional powers, including the management of foreign relations.
"This is the equivalent of a small child throwing themselves on the ground and having a tantrum," chided Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council.
In separate posts on X, he added: "Basically, Judge Boasberg is treating this like a fairly normal immigration-related case. The government makes arguments, he decides whether they are valid, and things proceed normally. Meanwhile the Trump admin is suggesting it's like ordering the president not to kill Hitler."
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