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Whistleblower on 60 Minutes Alleges Emil Bove Urged Defying Courts to Keep Deportation Flights Going

The interview details an internal push to use the Alien Enemies Act for rapid removals with flights proceeding regardless of expected court orders.

Democrats walked out of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Emil Bove's nomination to serve as a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Overview

  • Former DOJ strategist Erez Reuveni says Bove told attorneys the flights "had to take off, no matter what" and that they might have to tell a court "f--- you" if judges intervened.
  • Reuveni recounts that career lawyers reacted with shock to what he viewed as a call to consider disregarding federal court orders.
  • He alleges DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign, who was present, later told U.S. District Judge James Boasberg he did not know whether flights were lined up, which Reuveni characterizes as an intentional effort to mislead the court.
  • The deportation plan relied on the rarely used Alien Enemies Act, a novel legal basis that Reuveni says leadership expected would draw immediate challenges.
  • Bove told 60 Minutes the claims are a mix of falsehoods and distortions, he has since been confirmed as a federal appellate judge, and no formal findings from investigators or disciplinary bodies were reported in this coverage.