Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized a federal judge who blocked the deportations of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) after President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
In a press release from the Department of Justice, Bondi issued a statement that U.S. District Judge James Boasberg had “supported” TdA “terrorists over the safety of Americans.”
“Tonight, a DC trial judge supported Tren de Aragua terrorists over the safety of Americans,” Bondi said in a statement. “TdA is represented by the ACLU. This order disregards well-established authority regarding President Trump’s power, and it puts the public and law enforcement at risk. The Department of Justice is undeterred in its efforts to work with the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, and all of our partners to stop this invasion and Make America Safe Again.”
Bondi’s statement came after Boasberg “ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt efforts to remove those Venezuelan migrants” until he decided whether the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act “was illegal” or not, according to Politico.
Boasberg noted that “any plane” containing suspected members on TdA that was planning “to take off” or that was already in the air needed “to be returned to the United States,” according to the outlet.
Politico reported that Boasberg’s order came in response to a lawsuit that was “brought on behalf of five named Venezuelan immigrants.”
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