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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Ana Trenas

US Appeals Court Blocks Judge from Pursuing Contempt Proceedings Over Trump's Deportation Flights

Judge Boasberg contempt proceedings barred by US Appeals Court (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

The US Supreme court has prevented a federal judge from pursuing contempt proceedings against the Trump administration's deportation flights. The case involves an ongoing legal battle and involvement in controversial deportation flights carried out by Trump administration officials.

US District Judge James Boasberg was ordered to end his probe on why the Trump administration failed to return a plane carrying Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers headed to El Salvador despite a court order to do so.

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