Department of Justice attorneys replied on Thursday to Judge James Boasberg’s questions about flights that deported migrants last weekend as the judge weighs whether the Trump administration followed his order to temporarily halt its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.
Boasberg quickly responded that he was dissatisfied with the DOJ’s reply, which attorneys submitted under seal. In a new order Thursday, the judge said that the DOJ “evaded its obligations” by filing a “woefully insufficient” response shortly after the noon deadline he had set. He demanded more information within the next five days.
The judge’s rebuke was the latest indicator of growing tension between the DOJ and Boasberg, an Obama appointee and chief judge of the district court in Washington, D.C. The lawsuit began after President Donald Trump invoked the rarely used Alien Enemies Act on…
