How Obama appointee and Trump nemesis Boasberg ended up overseeing Ilhan Omar warrant, other key cases
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- Fox News reports: “Judge James Boasberg oversees the Ilhan Omar search warrant fight, deportation flights, and California voter rolls, raising assignment questions.”
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