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US judge says ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt

James Boasberg, chief judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, attends a panel discussion in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025 [Drew Angerer/AFP]

A judge in the United States has said there is “probable cause” to hold US President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt for disregarding his order to turn around deportation flights to El Salvador.

In a written ruling on Wednesday, US District Judge James Boasberg said the Trump administration had shown “willful disregard” for his March 15 ruling that the government could not deport alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century wartime law without giving them a chance to challenge their removal.

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