On March 18, 2025, Mike Collins of Georgia cosponsored H.Res. 229, which declares that Chief Judge James Boasberg is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors over his order on the deportation flights that sent 261 men to CECOT, El Salvador's prison, many of whom had no criminal record. Boasberg later ruled the men were denied due process.
On April 9, 2025, Collins voted for the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would make a district court's order applicable only to limit the actions of a party to the case, so a judge could no longer block an unlawful federal policy for everyone it harms. In May 2025 he voted for a House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with a contempt provision that the Campaign Legal Center said rendered thousands of prior orders unenforceable; it was dropped before the law passed.
Mike Collins's Resolution and Votes on the Federal Courts
- Collins Cosponsored a Resolution to Impeach the Judge Who Tried to Stop the March 2025 Deportation Flights. On March 18, 2025, Mike Collins was one of five original cosponsors of H.Res. 229, a resolution by Brandon Gill of Texas declaring that Chief Judge James Boasberg of the federal district court in Washington is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors; Gill's office listed Reps. Eli Crane, Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, Barry Moore, Andrew Clyde. Its single article, abuse of power, faults Boasberg for interfering with the President's use of the Alien Enemies Act. The Trump administration on March 15 sent 261 men to CECOT, after invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, and lawyers said many of them either had no criminal record or were in the middle of asylum hearings. In December 2025, Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men.
- Collins Voted for the No Rogue Rulings Act, Which Would Bar Judges From Blocking a Policy for Everyone It Harms. On April 9, 2025, Collins voted for H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act, a bill to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief; it passed 219 to 213. Under the bill, a district court's order would be applicable only to limit the actions of a party to the case, so a judge who found a federal policy unlawful could protect only the people who had sued. Everyone else harmed by the same policy would have to sue separately to get the same protection.
- Collins Voted for a House Bill That Would Have Weakened Courts' Power to Enforce Contempt Orders, in May 2025. On May 22, 2025, Collins voted for the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 215 to 214 and could not have passed without his vote. That version included a provision limiting how courts could enforce contempt findings against the government; the Campaign Legal Center found it rendered thousands of prior orders across the country immediately unenforceable. The provision was removed before the bill became law; had it stayed, orders already issued against the government could not have been enforced through contempt.
What Mike Collins's Moves Against Court Orders Would Mean for Georgians and Meant for the Deported Men
- Georgians' lawsuits. Under the No Rogue Rulings Act Mike Collins voted for, a Georgian harmed by a federal policy a judge had already found unlawful would be protected only by suing, because district court orders would be applicable only to limit the actions of a party to the case.
- Deported men. The men flown to El Salvador in March 2025 were held in its CECOT prison, and the judge Collins moved to impeach later ruled they were denied due process.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Courts and judges
What is Mike Collins's record on courts and judges under Trump?
Mike Collins cosponsored a March 2025 resolution to impeach Chief Judge James Boasberg after Boasberg ordered a halt to the deportation flights to El Salvador, and voted for the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would limit federal judges' orders to the people who sued. He also voted for a House bill in May 2025 whose contempt provision, the Campaign Legal Center said, made thousands of prior orders unenforceable before it was dropped.
Did Mike Collins try to impeach Judge Boasberg?
Yes. Mike Collins was an original cosponsor of H.Res. 229, filed March 18, 2025, which declares that Boasberg is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Lawyers for the men sent to El Salvador said many had no criminal record.
Does Mike Collins want to limit nationwide injunctions?
Yes. Mike Collins voted on April 9, 2025 for the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would stop district judges from protecting anyone other than the parties to a case, so that people harmed by the same policy would each have to sue separately.
Last updated: 2026-10-25