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April 16, 2025judicialImmigrationJudicial IndependenceConstitutional LawSeparation of Powers

Judge Boasberg faces criminal contempt after Trump keeps deportation flights going during active court order

Federal District Judge James Boasberg initiated criminal contempt proceedings after the Trump administration flew deportation flights to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act while his court order blocking the removals was still in effect. The administration claimed procedural grounds to proceed, setting up a direct constitutional confrontation between executive deportation authority and federal judicial oversight.