DOJ Files Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Handling Key Deportations Case

The Department of Justice has called for appropriate disciplinary action against District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg.

District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a misconduct complaint against District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg, the judge presiding over a case against the Trump administration’s deportation of Venezuelan illegal immigrants to El Salvador in March.

Attorney General Pam Bondi stated on X. that she had directed the DOJ to file the complaint against Boasberg, alleging “improper public comments” made against President Donald Trump and his administration.