Supreme Court chief justice stands up to Trump as clash deepens over deportations
The Republican president had insulted a judge on social media and called for his removal after the judge opposed his expulsions from the country without legal guarantees
The institutional clash between the executive and legislative branches is intensifying in the United States. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has confronted President Donald Trump with a rare statement rebuking him for his attacks on Judge James Boasberg. Boasberg opposed Trump’s deportations of hundreds of Venezuelans without due process, carried out under an 18th-century law intended for wartime. The conflict has escalated and threatens to spiral into a constitutional crisis.
