'We don't care?' Judge scolds Trump's DOJ over 'better course' during contentious hearing

A federal judge — who the Trump administration sought to have yanked from a hearing in a case over the Alien Enemies Act — scolded the administration Monday afternoon for ignoring his direct order to turn around a plane of deported migrants. On Monday afternoon, Boasberg emphasized he "just want to obtain some facts" and wasn't "planning to issue any rulings about the government's conduct today, it's just to get information." When Boasberg asked the Justice Department how many planes departed the United States at any point on Saturday carrying any people being deported "solely on the basis of the proclamation," the DOJ refused to answer. Boasberg was "incredulous" as the government refused to explain why they wouldn't disclose how many flights took off, as well as when he pressed the government on why it violated his order. "Boasberg says 'the equitable power of the United States courts is not so limited,' saying it's 'pretty clear' that even if the enjoined acts were outside the territory of the United States, you can't violate it," according to Reichlin-Melnick.