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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg launched a criminal contempt inquiry after he said officials defied an order to turn around flights of Venezuelan migrants bound for El Salvador.
The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in 2025.
The appeals court ruled that a criminal contempt inquiry into actions of Trump officials amounted to a 'clear abuse' of discretion by a federal judge.
In a 2-1 ruling, an appeals court panel has blocked a federal judge from conducting a contempt inquiry into the Trump administration's removal of Venezuelan detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador, despite a court order to turn around the planes.
