Boasberg is also well-known among Trump allies for his role as a judge on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during the period when the FBI was investigating whether Trump's successful 2016 campaign had colluded with Russia to tip the outcome of the election.

The U.S. judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from invoking wartime powers to deport migrants has for years handled high-stakes cases involving sensitive security or political issues - sometimes ruling in Trump's favor.

President Donald Trump isn’t hiding his anger at U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg. And MAGA rage at the 62-year-old jurist has led to an unusual statement from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts defending judicial independence and rejecting Trump’s call for impeaching Boasberg.