Judge Boasberg's role overseeing a new case that challenges the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador has cast an even brighter light on the longtime judge.

Judge James Boasberg blocked Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, fueling a legal battle. Trump’s border czar vows mass deportations will continue.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded more details from the Trump administration on two deportation flights that took off this weekend despite his order temporarily banning the removal of people from the United States under an 18th-century law.