Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Tuesday slammed recent court rulings that block President Donald Trump's efforts to deport migrants accused of being part of a violent gang, stating the judges are trying to "usurp" the president's powers.

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg earlier this month issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal migrants, who were allegedly members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. But two flights with alleged gang members were already in the air at the time.

Barr claimed that Boasberg overstepped his authority in the ruling, and that it violated the president's constitutional power to decide how to handle foreign nationals the White House believes pose a threat to national security.

"There’s a pattern whereby these district court judges are trying to usurp the responsibility of the president in the national security area," Barr said on Fox's "America’s Newsroom." "The president is absolutely right to be frustrated and concerned about the way the courts are handling this. 

"The Constitution gives the president the power to make the judgments about how we deal with foreign nationals when we are animated by national security concerns," he continued. "It’s his call, not a district court judge’s call."

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to weigh in on the issue, including whether Boasberg had the authority to make the ruling. The court heard arguments in the case on Monday, but has not handed down a ruling so far.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.