Federal judge James Boasberg is the target of an impeachment effort by President Trump and House Republicans after questioning the administration's decision to disregard an order. The big picture: A legal battle broke out in the White House after the chief judge of the D.

The federal judge who ruled against Donald Trump's deportation plans and is now facing calls for his impeachment is no stranger to politically fraught cases — including ones involving the president. In his 14 years on the federal bench,