In another extraordinary ruling by an Obama-appointed judge on March 15th, US District Judge James Boasberg tried to stop President Trump from exercising Article II authority under the “Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” companion to the 1798 “Alien Friends Act.” Like John Adams, Trump was legally right, but the Obama judge – smart as he is – was legally wrong.
Fact: A dangerous Venezuelan group, called “Tren de Aragua,” penetrated the southern border – illegally – under President Joe Biden, setting up headquarters in Chicago.
Fact: Tren de Aragua quickly spread – as far north as New England. The 5000-strong group is not political but is ruthless, trafficking in drugs, guns, women, and terror. They operate in 12 countries and are designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).
Fact: The text of the “Alien Enemies Act” is not ambiguous. While infrequently used, by Adams in 1798 against illegal aliens (US not at war), by Democrat Woodrow Wilson in WWI, and by Democrat FDR in WWII, the text is clear.
Fact: The Act is not about sedition, but security threatened by “alien enemies.” It is triggered by war, that is true. It is ALSO triggered – allowing a president to act under its authority – when “any invasion or predatory incursion shall be perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States…”
Fact: While the act discusses war with a foreign nation or government, definitions are missing. Needed would be Venezuelan approval of (or acquiescence in) the group’s actions. The group operated with impunity, until recently, in Venezuela. They had a headquarters not taken down. They killed opponents of Venezuelan leader, Maduro.
Fact: Donald Trump discussed repeatedly his intent to exercise Article II and statutory powers under this act. He might as easily have exercised powers under its companion act, the “Alien Friends Act,” which requires no finding of hostility, only illegality.
Fact: President Trump began arresting members of the group in January 2025, as promised. He initiated orders for a flight to Venezuela in early March and negotiated an agreement with the Venezuelan government to receive 300 members of the group.
Fact: To assist in supporting the rule of law in Venezuela and imprisonment of these group members – for US citizens and Venezuelan benefit – he provided six million dollars to the Venezuelan government. The government received and imprisoned the gang on March 15.
Fact: After two planeloads of violent criminals were aloft, outside US airspace, over international waters, the Obama judge threw a fit. More precisely, he ordered the plane to return with these 300 members of the violent, invading Venezuelan gang.
Fact: The Obama judge, who previously ruled for whales over lobstermen, demanded of the President: “Any plane containing these folks that are going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States, however, that is accomplished. Make sure it’s complied with immediately.”
Fact: Judges, of course, are important. Respect for them is important. They have authorities granted by Congress, except the Supreme Court, tied to the Constitution.
Opinion: This judge was way out over his skis. Frantically, and ideologically, he was trying to stop a president from exercising authorities granted to him by Article II and statute. Trump by law conducts foreign affairs and protects, not an Obama judge.
Opinion: More irritating, that one judge cannot decide for America when to turn an aircraft carrier, satellite, or plane full of terrorists around, and bring them back.
Bottom line: Democrat-appointed judges, like their cohorts in Congress, governorships, and state legislatures, are lost. Trump was legally right, assessment sound. Members of an FTO are “alien enemies,” deportable., Trump wins, Obama judge loses. End of story.
Robert Charles is a former Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, former Reagan and Bush 41 White House staffer, attorney, and naval intelligence officer (USNR). He wrote “Narcotics and Terrorism” (2003), “Eagles and Evergreens” (2018), and is National Spokesman for AMAC. Robert Charles has also just released an uplifting new book, “Cherish America: Stories of Courage, Character, and Kindness” (Tower Publishing, 2024).
Instead of impeaching this judge, Pam Bondie should charge him with treason!
RBC,
The Democrats are of course using their appointed federal district court judges as a means to try and subvert the will of the people and the lawful policies of President Trump. They Democrats are intentionally using these judges to attempt to slow-down or completely derail the President’s lawful actions, in the hope that they can stall enough progress to allow the Democrats to somehow regain control of the House of Representatives in 2026 and thus immediately impeach President Trump on some bogus charges.
The Democrat Party is nothing if not consistent in the strategies they employ. They care nothing for the American people nor the country as a whole. Their entire concern is over regaining their power and control of the federal government, so they can quickly ram through a series of horrendous policies that will permanently cement their unilateral control of the country and plunge this country back towards the path towards the neo-Marxism they want.
This judge seems to make unconstitutional rulings. Would be nice if he could be impeached. One would think that you would want to have bad people deported from our country who have no legal standing since they are illegal to begin with.
Once again, we’re back to wondering, just like when Biden was President, who exactly runs the country when ONE JUDGE can overrule the President of the United States and the majority of the American people?
Well written article. The Democrats have done everything possible to stop the Republicans from keeping this country free including appointing judges who think they have far more power than they actually do. Laws need to be passed by Congress, not at the whim of some federal judge. Thanks to God our President is now Donald Trump!
Judge James Boasberg needs to be removed from office immediately. He has no authority to order the President to do anything, he should be immediately removed from his office and never allowed to hold any public office again.
Unconstitutional judges have no place in society. Removing them should be on the list of non essential employees of the state, after a fair hearing from their constitutional peers of course.
This is not about wanting bad people out of the country folks. It IS about derailing anything and everything President Trump is trying to do to gain back this country from the thugs from other countries and those in the Democratic party. Hurrah for Trump!!!
Well, RBC, we all know that there will be more conflicts from Leftist judges against Pres. Trump and the administration. As long as the law is followed properly, the Left will have nothing to stand on.
Time has come to begin impeaching these judges for “bad behavior”. That is a constitutional requirement for the senate.
America wins! Excellent article, Mr. Charles as always.
These activist so-called “judges” need to be impeached and removed from the bunch. Their job is NOT to make laws from the bench and to resist duly-elected president they don’t like at every turn (which is exactly what they’re doing). Their job is to make rulings from the bench based on the laws passed by Congress and signed by presidents. If they want to MAKE laws (which apparently is what some judges are determined to do), they need to RESIGN FROM THE BENCH and run for and get elected to the branch of government that actually makes the laws: the LEGISLATIVE branch.
Can this Judge be charged with trying to aid and assist foreign gang members here in our country illegally? That might put an end to the “Sleazebag Democrat Judge Fighting Trump Of The Week Club” from continuing these tactics. Seriously this is getting old and needs to be stopped now!
How did this matter come before judge in the first place?
Civil rights lawyer Robert Barnes went on a good rant on his show yesterday about how it’s time to curtail local and federal judges’ authority and how it can be done. rumble.com/v6qq9dq-ep.-255-trump-invokes-alien-act-king-carney-takes-over-green-card-revoked-a.html?start=3173
now if we could only punish these judges wanting to act like they were presidents! nw
Another corrupt, Left-wing, Soros-paid, crime-loving, America-hating, arrogant, Socialist-Commie, low-life, Democrap judge, typically OVER-STEPPING and ABUSING his authority.
the obama and biden judges love on the illegals
Who is notifying these rogue activist judges? Someone or some organization has to be presenting information for the judges to act.
Chief Judge Boasberg Blocked the deportation of Tren de Aragua gang member’s without disclosing the fact that his daughter works for a 501c3 called “Partners For Justice” that gives criminal illegal aliens and gang members legal advice
This Judge was not elected by the people.
We don’t need him to think for the whole country, we have nancy Pelosi for that.
Term limits for EVERYONE on taxpayer payroll.
Amen! The ignorant. The Godless. The DemoncRATic. Their rhetoric HATES Facts, Truths, and Authority.
HOW the heck can ONE JUDGE overrule the President of United States and the and the will of the american people !!?
No judge has the authority to challenge decisions made by POTUS based on authority granted to the Executive Branch by the Constitution.
Any judge who attempts to do so should be impeached and removed from the bench – permanently.
As I said in my email to the Whitehouse. When a Judge (any Judge) makes an Un-Constitutional decision he or she has nullified themselves, End of story.
As far as I’m concerned that judge is also a terrorist and should be deported along with his Trans Agua buddies.
So, when are all of these Liberal Judges appointed by Obama and the democrats going to be removed from the bench and their licenses to practice law and sit on the bench be terminated. The all belong in Guantanamo.
These judges are, no more and no less, ideologue sillies. Even if the Supreme Court were to step in and tell them to knock it off, they would continue just like states who keep trying to ban guns in spite of being slapped down time and again. A purge of our legal system is called for as has been suggested by the Founding Fathers.
Democrats supporting Judges have no shame nor conscience in their malicious intent to distort the law to fit their narrative. They are insulting the intelligence of the public, while they intend to brainwash the low IQ folks. Something must be done for these abuses, because our Justice system is being laughed at by foreigners and Globally.
The majority of Democrat politicians and judges these days are lawless fascists. They are working to destroy our country which is TREASON! Therefore, do NOTHING they say and let them pound sand. Arrest them if they get in the way of the Constitution or the Rule of Law. They are a cancer that must be cut out of the country.
Twist to history that President Biden actual encourage illegals into our country! There fire he is sponsor terrorism,
just corrupt POS.
Dems in Washington and the judges appointed by Dems and Obama judges that will always go against President Trump all the time they are as corrupt as it gets they need to go, they do nothing for this country just cause trouble and think it is right to let gangs stay here even when the citizens here want President Trump to deport the illegals Judges are not in a position to tell a President what to do when it comes to protecting this country from dangerous gangs.
If you are going to continue to use the word fact over and over again, at least get them right. Venezuela didn’t take them – El Salvador did
Common sense can never be assumed. Some have it, and others certainly do not.
We Must start a campaign to Remove All Dem judges by an organization by starting a Petition with 500,000 to 1 million real signatures.
Seems like a replay of the 2024 elections where Trump agitates against the judiciary and Democrats back the judges and lose n the court of public opinion.
Sadly, our cultural neurosis deepens. There is still no accounting for irrational, violent, foreign terror agencies on our soil… yet…
We have domestic threats which nobody has been arrested or jailed like Trumpers!
Trump doesn’t win just because a bunch of layman think he’s right. He does even win when a bunch of lawyers think he’s right.
He wins when a higher court slaps this BS down, which hasn’t happened yet, and/or the offending judge is held to account for his creative ruling, which also hasn’t happened. I’ll be trilled when those DO happen, but it’s way too early to be dancing in the streets.
If one la-dee-dah judge thinks he has the power to over-ride the POTUS in cases of deportation of ILLEGAL “IMMIGRANTS” then why do we even bother to have an election? Why go to all the expense; why bother to have elections at all (I am certain Democrats feel that way) unless, of course, the “election” gives us a Democrat donkey for POTUS then they become dictators, all in charge, rule the country by committee like the communists do? Just let the pitiful judges run the country!! Look what the left is doing even to Elon Musk….he was their HERO until he voted for and volunteered to work for Pres. Trump, then he became “SATAN” in their eyes!! Those people are insane…completely insane. They are firebombing Tesla dealerships, factories, putting people out of work, they would not care if there was a baby or small child in one of those cars. They are shooting bullets into the cars…..again, THEY DO NOT CARE….if somebody gets hurt they would consider it collateral damage for their sick cause! If Trump found a cure for cancer, democrats are so selfish, cold-hearted, stupid from Schumer to that dumbass, James Carville, they would say he stole it! Speaking of Carville, tie a dollar bill on a piece of string and drag it through D.C. and you would have 100’s of democrats trying to grab it, because that is all they care about….the almighty dollar!
No problem, Your Honor. May we have the home address of Judge James Boasberg? We need as half-way hours for our TDA “visitors”.
And will the judge be impeached and removed from the bench? Nope…he’ll just continue doing what he does best, attempt to destroy the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, and do what he can to support illegal alien criminals in our Country.
Why is it that a judge not have to pay all legal, expert and administrative costs out of their own pocket to the american taxpayers when situations like this result. This garbage might cause a judge to think twice. Not related, but equally important is what progress has been made to demolish the voting machines?
Thank you for this clear assessment of this current on going incident.
I love Maduro’s response to Judge Boasberg as the planes were flying toward his country, already in international airspace: “Whoopsie!”
LOL!
Joebiden had no problem overriding the Supreme Court on eliminating student loan debt or telling automotive CEO’s they must product electric vehicles. Keep the flights going as long as Venezuela will take them back.
Thank you for your article!
It is. It’s called contempt of court, and a judge can order a person jailed until they comply. Good luck arresting POTUS.
My understanding is that they were not deported to Venezuela, but rather sent to a prison in El Salvadore, which is a different kettle of fish, altogether, since they were never sentenced to prison. If they were, indeed, deported to Venezuela, then there is no problem.