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Taylor Odisho

Trump Officials Face Criminal Contempt for 'Willful Disobedience' After Judge Orders Flights to El Salvador Halted

Officials in the Trump administration face criminal contempt charges for "willful disobedience" regarding deportation flights to El Salvador. (Credit: Alex Peña/Getty Images)

Officials in the Trump administration will face criminal contempt for "willful disobedience" after ignoring a judge's order to halt flights carrying undocumented Americans to El Salvador last month.

In March, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to delay the deportation of 130 Venezuelan migrants to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador without due process. President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to circumvent the judge's orders, HuffPost reported.

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