House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said the federal judge who imposed a restraining period on the Trump administration’s ability to deport gang members belonging to Tren de Aragua was “acting in a political fashion.”

Jordan made the remarks in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, reacting to the ruling of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who called for a 14-day restraining period after Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport the violent criminals.

Boasberg’s ruling, in part, ordered planes that were in the air should be ordered to return to the U.S.

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