A federal judge in Washington found Wednesday there was probable cause the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt of court for refusing to comply with his order stopping the deportation of migrants under a centuries-old wartime law.
Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in an opinion criticizes the Trump administration for the completion of flights with migrants accused of being members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua who were among the first removed from the country under President Donald Trump’s proclamation.
Two civil rights groups had filed a lawsuit to stop the removals based on the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, and Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order to do so.
