olusegun Ariyo
Elon Musk, leader of the US Department of Government Effectiveness, DOGE, has said it is “necessary’ to file impeachment articles against United States District Judge James E. Boasberg, who blocked deportation orders directed by US President Donald Trump.
Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Venezuelan gangs.
He argued that the country was facing an invasion from a criminal organization that has been linked to kidnapping, extortion, organized crime and contract killings.
However, on Saturday, Boasberg issued the ruling to block deportations, after determining that immediate action was necessary as the government had already begun removing individuals under Trump’s executive proclamation.
Congressman Brandon Gill, the Texas Republican, who recently circulated a petition calling for the deportation of Democratic Minnesotan Representative, Ilhan Omar, said in a post on X, that he will be filing articles of impeachment against Boasberg.
But Musk then responded to Gill, sharing his post on X with the caption: “Necessary.”
Musk’s post has been viewed more than 10 million times.
