U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) boasted about the efforts his fellow House Republicans have made to impeach judges who have blocked President Donald Trump’s orders.

On Tuesday, Rep. Brandon Gill announced he had introduced Articles of Impeachment against Federal Judge James Boasberg. Days prior, Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to fly Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador, where they were to be detained at various locations in Central America. Although the administration has alleged the those deported are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, critics have argued that some migrants were unjustly detained without due process.

Unsurprisingly, Boasbergs’s order was met with outrage from the Trump adminsitration. The president himself called for his to be impeached, and a number of other Trump allies have accused Boasberg of abusing his power.

On Tuesday morning, Crane posted a tweet listing the judges the Republican Party wants to remove.

“The articles of impeachment are teed up and ready to go,” Crane said.

Included in the tweet were images of judges Paul Engelmayer, John Bates, John McConnell Jr., and Boasberg. Also included were smaller images of the House Republicans introducing the articles against them — Andy Ogles (TN), Andrew Clyde (GA), Gill, and Crane.

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