It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Judges have rarely been removed from the federal bench, and only for criminal acts. But House Republicans are intensifying efforts to oust them for decisions against President Trump.
President Trump’s actions on immigration over the last few weeks may seem like chaos. But they’ve been in motion since 2023. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, walks us through the president’s plan to test the limits of his power in the courts.
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts goes beyond what has happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, where leaders spent years remaking the judiciary.
President Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term.
Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.
Judge Theodore D. Chuang also blocked high-profile measures during President Trump’s first term.
In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave effect on the public.”
President Trump has called for Judge Boasberg to be impeached after he ruled against the administration over the president’s efforts to use a law from 1798 to speed deportations.
Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s so-called border czar, suggested he would continue deportation flights no matter what. “I don’t care what the judges think,” he said.
“Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights to his country turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.