US EditionJudge Skeptical of Trump’s Use of Wartime Law
- On Friday, US District Judge Boasberg vowed to investigate whether officials violated his orders.
- This action follows allegations that the administration ignored his order halting deportations under a 1798 law.
- His verbal order last Saturday temporarily blocked using the wartime law for migrant deportations.
- Judge Boasberg called the policy ramifications 'incredibly troublesome' and administration language 'disrespectful'.
- The judge will determine accountability as the administration appeals his orders on Monday.
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Legal showdown over Trump’s deportation of alleged migrant gang members
In a federal appeals court, the Trump administration defended the president’s move to deport alleged migrant gang members, using a law giving him wartime powers. A federal judge recently blocked those deportation flights. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports.
The Straits Times
Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants
WASHINGTON - Trump administration officials on Sunday defended their use of extraordinary war powers to deport scores of Venezuelan migrants despite a judge blocking the move and Venezuela denying U.S. officials' assertions that the deportees were gang members.
A judge never writes a judgment to please or displease anybody, says former Chief Justice Chandrachud
A judge gives a verdict based on where the balance of law and justice lies in a case, he says and adds that in a democracy, people are entitled to their opinion about judgments
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