The White House on March 19 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take action with regard to judges that have been blocking actions by President Donald Trump and his administration.
“It’s incumbent upon the Supreme Court to rein in these activist judges,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing in Washington. “These partisan activists are undermining the judicial branch by doing so.”
Leavitt singled out U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who recently blocked the president from deporting noncitizens who are allegedly part of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Trump has repeatedly criticized judges who have entered injunctions and restraining orders against his agenda. This week, he accused Boasberg of wanting to “assume the role of president” and said that Boasberg and other judges should be impeached....
