FISA Court Judge James Boasberg has spent the better part of the last year acting like he’s the one running America’s immigration policy. Not Congress. Not the President. Him. One unelected judge sitting in a courtroom, blocking deportation flights, threatening contempt charges against the Trump administration, and generally behaving like he was elected King of the Border. Well, an appeals court just reminded him that he wasn’t.

And now Senator Eric Schmitt wants the House to impeach him. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

Here’s what went down. Boasberg — a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court who somehow decided that immigration enforcement was his jurisdiction too — launched a contempt probe against the Trump administration over its deportation operations. He wanted to hold the executive branch in contempt of court for doing exactly what the American people elected them to do: removing illegal aliens from the country.

The appeals court looked at Boasberg’s little power trip and said, essentially, “Sit down.” They rebuked the contempt probe. Overruled. Done. The higher court made it clear that Boasberg had overstepped, which is the polite legal way of saying he was playing dress-up with powers he doesn’t have.

Now here’s where it gets good. Senator Schmitt — former Missouri Attorney General, a guy who actually understands how the Constitution works — watched this whole circus and decided enough is enough. He’s publicly calling on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against Boasberg. Not censure. Not a sternly worded letter. Impeachment.

“This judge has abused his authority and obstructed the enforcement of our immigration laws,” Schmitt said, and honestly, that’s putting it mildly. Boasberg didn’t just “obstruct” — he actively tried to punish the executive branch for enforcing the law. That’s not judging. That’s governing from the bench, and last time we checked, nobody voted for James Boasberg.

This has been the pattern for years now. Liberal judges — appointed by Obama, Biden, or plucked from the Federalist Society’s nightmare file — plant themselves in district courts and FISA courts and immigration courts, and they treat every Trump policy like a personal insult. They issue nationwide injunctions. They block executive orders. They invent legal theories out of thin air to justify keeping the border open, keeping criminals in the country, and keeping the administrative state fat and happy.

Boasberg is just the latest — and maybe the most brazen — example. The man sits on the FISA Court. His job is supposed to involve surveillance warrants and national security matters. Somehow he decided that also meant he gets to micromanage ICE deportation flights. That’s like your dentist deciding he’s also going to perform your knee surgery because hey, he’s already got you in the chair.

The appeals court ruling is a win. Full stop. A higher authority looked at what Boasberg was doing and told him to knock it off. But Schmitt is right that a slap on the wrist isn’t enough. Boasberg didn’t make an honest legal error — he waged a campaign against the administration’s immigration enforcement. He did it deliberately. He did it repeatedly. And he did it knowing that every day he delayed deportations, more illegal aliens stayed in the country.

Impeachment exists for exactly this reason. Article III judges serve “during good behavior.” When a judge uses his bench as a weapon against the elected government’s lawful policies, that’s not good behavior. That’s activism in a robe.

The House should take Schmitt’s call seriously. We’re not talking about removing a judge because we disagree with a ruling. We’re talking about removing a judge who turned his courtroom into a one-man resistance operation against immigration enforcement. There’s a difference, and it matters.

Boasberg had his little moment in the spotlight. He got to play hero for MSNBC and the open-borders crowd. He got his contempt probe and his dramatic headlines. And then a real court stepped in and reminded him that he’s not the president.

Now the question is whether the House has the backbone to finish the job. Schmitt threw down the gauntlet. The appeals court already did the legal heavy lifting. All that’s left is for Congress to look at a judge who clearly abused his power and say: “You’re done.”

We’ve watched these rogue judges play this game for too long. They block, they stall, they grandstand, and by the time anyone gets around to overturning their rulings, the damage is done. Months of delayed deportations. Criminals who should have been removed staying in American communities. All because one judge decided the law didn’t apply to him.

Schmitt is right. Impeach Boasberg. Make an example. Because the next judge thinking about pulling this stunt should know there are consequences — and not just getting reversed on appeal.