Overview
- A larger D.C. Circuit panel ruled last week that Judge James Boasberg may resume the previously paused contempt investigation.
- Boasberg asked the parties to identify witnesses and outline procedures, indicating he may take sworn testimony and require written explanations.
- Justice Department attorney Tiberius Davis argued the government did not violate the court because the return instruction was delivered verbally and not in the written order.
- The flights moved migrants accused of ties to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua to El Salvador’s CECOT under the 18th‑century Alien Enemies authority, and more than 200 were later sent to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
- Boasberg signaled interest in testimony from an ex‑DOJ lawyer who reported a senior official said in March the government intended to ignore court orders to speed deportations.