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| US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over alien act deportations | US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over alien act deportations |
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| Federal judge opens proceedings over administration’s use of wartime act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members | Federal judge opens proceedings over administration’s use of wartime act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members |
| A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. | A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. |
| US district judge James Boasberg warned he could refer the matter for prosecution if the administration does not “purge” its contempt. Boasberg said the administration could avoid this by returning people sent to the notorious Cecot prison in El Salvador in violation of his order so that they “might avail themselves of their right to challenge their removability”. | |
| Boasberg wrote: “The court does not reach such conclusion lightly or hastily; indeed, it has given defendants ample opportunity to rectify or explain their actions. None of their responses has been satisfactory.” | |
| Boasberg’s move marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executive branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities. Trump has called for Boasberg’s impeachment while the justice department has accused the judge of overstepping his authority. | |
| More details to come … | More details to come … |