Judge James Boasberg, who halted Trump’s deportations, assigned to Signal group chat case

Published March 26, 2025 11:03am ET



The Trump administration has been withholding information from a judge in Washington, D.C., in a case about Alien Enemies Act deportations because the information is, according to the Department of Justice, too sensitive to divulge.

But in a twist, that same judge is now set to preside over a new court case against five of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members who have been accused of mishandling sensitive national security information.

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