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US Judge Says 'Probable Cause' To Hold Govt In Contempt Over Deportations

US President Donald Trump's government has touted its record on deportations, sending scores of people to a notorious prison in El Salvador (Credit: AFP)

A US federal judge said Wednesday he had found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt in a deportation case, raising the stakes in the White House's confrontation with the US justice system.

The ruling refers to District Judge James Boasberg's temporary restraining order of March 15 to halt deportations carried out under an obscure wartime law, the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

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