DC Circuit Court Issues Extraordinary Rebuke to Radical Judge Boasberg – Citing “Abuse of Discretion” and Judicial Overreach

James Boasberg is the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in D.C. He’s also the nakedly activist judge who tried to get planes with gang members to turn around as the administration was deporting them to El Salvador.

In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered District Judge James Boasberg to drop his probe into whether Trump administration officials, including then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, defied his order by completing deportation flights to El Salvador. The flights in March 2025 carried over 200 Venezuelan nationals suspected of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, authorized under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Majority judges Neomi Rao and Justin Walker called the probe an abuse of discretion, citing unclear orders and separation-of-powers issues, while dissenting Judge J. Michelle Childs argued it was needed to uphold court authority. The decision bolsters executive flexibility in immigration enforcement amid ongoing partisan tensions.The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is tiring of Boasberg.

BREAKING: Judge Boasberg has been BLOCKED by the DC Court of Appeals from holding Trump officials in criminal contempt, 2-1

Boasberg was attempting to BLOCK President Trump from deporting illegals under the Alien Enemies Act

The most corrupt judge in America loses AGAIN pic.twitter.com/vtXaCY8DEM

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 14, 2026

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has had to rebuke him for a third time over the chief judge’s obstinacy in pursuing contempt charges against the Trump administration. And Judge Naomi Rao’s frustration has begun to seep through the legal lingo of her ruling. For at least the third time, the circuit court has called an end to Boasberg’s attempts to run the ICE and Border Patrol. Rao flat-out ruled that Boasberg has committed an ongoing “abuse of discretion” with his threats of criminal contempt citations (Hot Air).

Washington Times: Circuit Judge Neomi Rao said Judge Boasberg has crossed too many lines, risking damage to the separation of powers between the president and the courts, and must end his pursuit of the president and his team. “As these shifting and expanding proceedings demonstrate, the district court has assumed an improper jurisdiction antagonistic to the Executive Branch,” Judge Rao, a Trump appointee, wrote in the majority opinion for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Washington Times).

HOLY CRAP! Judge James Boasberg just got SLAPPED DOWN by the US Appeals Court

Boasberg is hereby banned from trying to hold Trump officials in contempt after they DEPORTED illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act

He LOST!

ACTING AG TODD BLANCHE: “Today’s decision by… pic.twitter.com/HXyWIHWiYu

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 14, 2026

More on the background: The dispute between Boasberg and the Trump administration stemmed from the removal of over 200 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). The judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to block the removal, but two planes were already in the air, headed for El Salvador (Newsweek).

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