Judge Weighs Contempt Charges Against Trump Officials Over Defiance of Deportation Order

Judge Boasberg deliberates penalties for administration's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants despite court order.

Judge James Boasberg is considering holding Trump administration officials in contempt for deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador despite a restraining order.
The administration invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used wartime law, to justify the deportations, which critics argue raises constitutional and human rights concerns.
Boasberg accused the administration of acting in 'bad faith' by proceeding with deportation flights before legal reviews were completed.
Potential penalties include ordering the return of deported individuals to the United States, though no specific officials have been named yet in the contempt deliberations.
The Supreme Court has yet to rule on the administration's emergency appeal, and the restraining order halting further deportations remains in effect until April 12.