Hearing now underway in Judge Boasberg’s courtroom on his nationwide temp restraining order related to the president’s March 15 proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg acted within hours of a lawsuit filed by ACLU on behalf of 5 suspected Venezuelan terrorists pic.twitter.com/NAoBQmOzfh
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 17, 2025
Boasberg: I have scheduled this hearing for fact finding on government’s response to my order. Focus on timeline involved and get a sense of numbers of people here. I just want “facts” not planning to issue any ruling about the government’s conduct.
Boasberg asks DOJ if it’s…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 17, 2025
Wow.
Judge Boasberg demands the Justice Department must disclose highly classified information about a national-security operation involving the worst terrorists and one of America’s strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere.
This will have serious consequences for the… https://t.co/aLbzsO7JCH
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) March 17, 2025
Boasberg is now agitated that his verbal direction to return planes during the hearing is not considered controlling.
Boasberg is now saying DOJ should not have allowed any planes to take off on Saturday because DOJ knew Boasberg was holding a hearing at 5pm. (HUH???)
And…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 17, 2025
Boasberg: “You’re saying the president has extra powers over a plane once it leaves the United States?”
HOW IS THIS REAL
Boasberg: “I think my equitable powers are pretty clear that they don’t end at the water’s edge or air (space) edge. These are interesting questions to have on a set of FACTS which is what I was hoping to get today.”
Boasberg: “You’re saying the president has extra powers over a plane once it leaves the United States?”
HOW IS THIS REAL
Boasberg: “I think my equitable powers are pretty clear that they don’t end at the water’s edge or air (space) edge. These are interesting questions to have…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 17, 2025
ACLU suggests a flight related to proclamation took off on Friday March 14.
Boasberg again demands that DOJ tell him how many people are covered by proclamation. DOJ resists and Boasberg says he wants to know why he cannot receive that information.
“What I will hear from you by noon tomorrow and I will memorialize this in a written order that you will offer me a sworn declaration that no one on the third flight was subject to the proclamation and why you cannot answer my specific questions in public and in what form you can answer them.”
ACLU suggests a flight related to proclamation took off on Friday March 14.
Boasberg again demands that DOJ tell him how many people are covered by proclamation. DOJ resists and Boasberg says he wants to know why he cannot receive that information.
“What I will hear from you by…
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) March 17, 2025