Former AG Bill Barr blasts judges for 'usurping' Trump's national security authority on deportation flights

Barr tells 'America's Newsroom' federal judge's injunction against El Salvador flight was 'absurd'

By Madison Colombo / Fox News

 

Legal battles continue over President Donald Trump’s migrant deportation flights, particularly those involving Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador. Former Attorney General Bill Barr says the judges blocking these flights are overstepping their authority.

"There’s a pattern whereby these district court judges are trying to usurp the responsibility of the president in the national security area," Barr said Tuesday on "America’s Newsroom."

"The president is absolutely right to be frustrated and concerned about the way the courts are handling this."

Barr’s comments follow U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s decision to halt the deportation of individuals alleged to be gang members, citing due process concerns. Boasberg also ordered the government to return planes carrying migrants who had already been deported. Read more and see videos here.