Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, submitted a resolution on Monday to remove Judge James Boasberg from office after he blocked President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.
The chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order last month trying to block Trump from sending five illegal aliens, who were alleged Tren de Aragua members, to the CECOT prison in El Salvador.
Other members of Congress have since called for Boasberg’s impeachment, with Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican from Texas, submitting legislation to that effect.
But Biggs submitted a separate resolution and asserted that Congress already has the authority to remove Boasberg without impeaching him.
“Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to
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