Judge Boasberg cancels planned hearing to review Trump deportations
Judge James Boasberg canceled the planned hearing after the Supreme Court said his DC court did not have jurisdiction over the case

Published April 8, 2025 10:14am EDT | Updated April 8, 2025 11:16am EDT
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Trump's victory lap is 'well deserved' following SCOTUS ruling, says Jonathan Turley
Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley discusses the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of President Donald Trump on deportation flights and the dissent from Justice Sotomayor.The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration's use of a 1798 wartime law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals canceled a planned Tuesday court hearing to review the case after the Supreme Court handed a win to the president.
In a minute order published Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced that the previously scheduled Tuesday afternoon hearing would be vacated in light of the high court's ruling, which determined, among other things, that the "appropriate venue for such proceedings is the Southern District of Texas," or wherever plaintiffs that are subject to potential removal are currently being held.
At issue in the case was Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime immigration law, to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Judge Boasberg cancels planned hearing to review Trump deportations
A federal judge has canceled a planned hearing on the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century law to deport foreign nationals after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the president.