Congressman plots removal of anti-Trump judge

 DC Daily Journal:

In a fiery move to back President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime agenda, an Arizona congressman dropped a legislative bombshell on Monday aimed at kicking a federal judge off the bench. Rep. Andy Biggs, a steadfast Republican from the Grand Canyon State, introduced a resolution targeting U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who’s been a thorn in the Trump administration’s side by halting deportations of Venezuelan gang members. This isn’t your typical impeachment play—it’s a cunning new tactic that sidesteps the Senate’s pesky two-thirds vote hurdle.

Biggs’ resolution accuses Boasberg of “failing to maintain the standard of good behavior required of judges” under Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution. The congressman’s plan hinges on a lesser-known clause that he says gives Congress the muscle to boot judges who step out of line, no impeachment required. It’s a bold jab at a judiciary that Trump supporters see as increasingly hostile to the administration’s goals.

“Most Americans believe that there is lifetime tenure for a federal judge. That unless impeached, a federal judge can serve until death,” Biggs said in an interview. “But lifetime tenure is not guaranteed, nor mentioned, in the Constitution. Article III, Section 1 permits a federal judge to serve only ‘during good behavior.’” For Biggs, this isn’t just legal nitpicking—it’s a lifeline to rein in judges who defy the will of a duly elected president.

The target of Biggs’ wrath, Judge Boasberg, sits on the federal bench in Washington, D.C. He threw a wrench into Trump’s deportation machine by blocking the use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to ship out illegal immigrants tied to the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Boasberg didn’t stop there—he ordered government planes, already airborne and bound for El Salvador with the alleged gangsters, to turn around and bring them back to U.S. soil. To Trump loyalists, it’s a glaring example of judicial meddling in national security.

Boasberg isn’t alone in crossing swords with the Trump administration. Federal judges across the country have slapped down policies from firing bureaucrats to scrapping agencies and even challenging birthright citizenship. Biggs sees a pattern: activist judges stretching their authority beyond their districts to thwart a president elected to shake up the system. His resolution is a warning shot—Congress, not the courts, should have the final say.
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I think Trump's decisions on the Tren de Aragua are appropriate.  The group is a threat to US citizens and US allies.  Boasberg's decision is the equivalent of telling a president that he can't defend the country from a hostile power.  It is irrational to suggest that a hostile power should be treated like a defendant in a court room.