House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he is planning committee hearings on how to respond to federal judges’ decisions to block Trump administration directives, signaling there may be “another legislative remedy” instead of impeachment.
On March 16, District Judge James Boasberg in Washington blocked the Trump administration from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of a transnational Venezuelan gang and ordered a deportation flight that was en route to El Salvador to return to the United States. On March 18, one Republican lawmaker introduced articles of impeachment against Boasberg and suggested the judge’s decision was an unconstitutional action.
