HRES229-119

In Committee

Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 18, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates impeaches Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for allegedly abusing judicial power by blocking the President's removal of aliens associated with the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua. The article accuses the judge. The main policy areas are Judiciary, Criminal Justice, and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

Immigration enforcement agencies (ICE, CBP, DHS) could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal judiciary (specifically District Court judges exercising immigration-related judicial review) could face increased risk, Aliens subject to removal proceedings (particularly those associated with designated terrorist organizations) could face increased risk, and Immigration attorneys and advocacy organizations could face higher barriers.

Key Provisions

  • Creates impeaches Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for allegedly abusing judicial power by blocking the President's removal of aliens associated with the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua. The article accuses the judge...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates impeaches Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for allegedly abusing judicial power by blocking the President's removal of aliens associated with the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua. The article accuses the judge.

Key Policy Areas

Judiciary, Criminal Justice, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill creates impeaches Chief Judge James E. Boasberg for allegedly abusing judicial power by blocking the President's removal of aliens associated with the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua. The article accuses the judge.

Policy Domains

Judiciary Criminal Justice Finance

H.Res. 229-119

Identified Gains
  • Immigration enforcement agencies (ICE, CBP, DHS)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Immigration enforcement agencies (ICE, CBP, DHS):
Identified Costs
  • Federal judiciary (specifically District Court judges exercising immigration-related judicial review)
  • Aliens subject to removal proceedings (particularly those associated with designated terrorist organizations)
  • Immigration attorneys and advocacy organizations
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Immigration attorneys and advocacy organizations:
Federal judiciary (specifically District Court judges exercising immigration-related judicial review):
Aliens subject to removal proceedings (particularly those associated with designated terrorist organizations):

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 18, 2025

Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Collins, …

Mar 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 18, 2025

Submitted in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Judiciary
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal judiciary (specifically District Court judges exercising immigration-related judicial review)

Law Enforcement
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Immigration enforcement agencies (ICE, CBP, DHS)

Professional Services
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Immigration attorneys and advocacy organizations

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Aliens subject to removal proceedings (particularly those associated with designated terrorist organizations)

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Judiciary Criminal Justice Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_house"
→ House of Representatives
"the_senate"
→ United States Senate
"chief_judge"
→ Chief Judge James E. Boasberg, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
"the_president"
→ President of the United States (referenced as President Trump in context)

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"Tren de Aragua" §tren_de_aragua

A designated Foreign Terrorist Organization whose members the President sought to remove from the United States

"Alien Enemies Act" §alien_enemies_act

Federal statute granting the President sole and unreviewable discretion to determine whether an invasion has taken place and to remove aliens accordingly

"high crimes and misdemeanors" §high_crimes_and_misdemeanors

Constitutional standard for impeachment of civil officers including federal judges

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