Summary
The Trump administration defied a judge’s order to stop migrant expulsions to El Salvador, then told the judge to be more “respectful.”
Judge James Boasberg demanded details on the flights, suspecting the government ignored his orders. The administration refused, claiming judicial overreach and possible state secrets.
Migrants, allegedly gang members, were sent to a brutal Salvadoran prison under an old wartime law. Trump officials mocked the judge, and Chief Justice Roberts issued a rare rebuke.
The administration has appealed, with another hearing set for Friday.
If these judges don’t start demonstrating strength by jailing the fascists for contempt, they’re going to end up getting jailed themselves instead.
Power that is not used is not power.