Boasberg’s ruling followed the Trump administration’s decision to defy court orders directing a pause on migrant deportations.
In what is seen as a victory for Donald Trump, two appellate court judges have ordered U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to end his contempt inquiry into administration officials.
The Trump-appointed judges described Judge Boasberg’s attempt to hold government officials accountable for allegedly ignoring his orders in a high-profile immigration case as an “abuse of power.”
This development comes nearly a year after a federal trial court chief judge found probable cause to consider holding the government in criminal contempt. The case stemmed from Donald Trump administration officials allegedly defying orders to halt the deportation of migrants.
Judge James Boasberg was unable to formally advance the contempt inquiry as the government repeatedly appealed his rulings. He has now been instructed to end the proceedings, which never officially began.
Appellate judges Justin Walker and Neomi Rao stated that the potential termination of Boasberg’s inquiry represents a legal resolution. The underlying case involved the transfer of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to a high-security prison in El Salvador.
The two appeals court judges further characterized Boasberg’s actions as a “judicial intrusion into the autonomy of a co-equal department.
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