U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts responded on Tuesday to President Donald Trump's attacks on a federal judge presiding over a deportation battle, rejecting the idea that impeachment is the answer for a disagreement with the jurist's rulings.

President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who has issued orders blocking the president's plan to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the United States. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said "impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement after Trump called for a judge that halted his deportations to be impeached.