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.
The judges all know Trump has just bull rushed around consequences for crimes against this county, and he’s a lot more powerful now. They won’t push their luck. The scotus majority will make nice, then the next distraction will come along.