The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 on Friday that U.S. District Judge James Boasberg cannot proceed with potential contempt proceedings against the Trump administration.
The case centers on allegations that the administration violated an emergency court order barring the use of a 1798 law to summarily deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador—marking the latest development in a months-long, high-stakes legal battle spanning multiple courts.
Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, both Trump appointees on the majority-Democrat bench, ruled in favor of the administration, halting Boasberg’s contempt motion from advancing, Fox News reported on Friday. Judge Nina Pillard, an Obama appointee, dissented, the outlet added.
