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US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights

Al Jazeera · · 573 words · By Reuters; The Associated Press
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“A United States federal appeals court has blocked a lower court judge from pursuing contempt proceedings against President Donald Trump’s administration over last year’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the U.S. federal appeals court blocked contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over 2024 deportation flights. The claim aligns with three distinct sources reporting the same event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in March 2025.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
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“A United States federal appeals court has blocked a lower court judge from pursuing contempt proceedings against President Donald Trump’s administration over last year’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.”
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The claim mirrors claim 0 and is supported by identical web search results confirming the appeals court blocked contempt proceedings over 2024 deportations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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“In a two-to-one decision on Tuesday, an appeals panel in Washington, DC, halted plans from District Judge James Boasberg to hold hearings examining whether former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others should face charges of criminal contempt.”
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No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support the claim about the DC appeals panel's two-to-one decision.
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“The majority ruled that Boasberg’s efforts amounted to a 'clear abuse of discretion'.”
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“Boasberg had sought to determine whether officials violated his order on March 15, 2025, to turn around two deportation flights to El Salvador while they were already in the air.”
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No evidence was found to support the claim about Boasberg's investigation into March 15, 2025, deportation flights.
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“Judge Neomi Rao wrote in Tuesday’s majority decision that Boasberg’s order did not explicitly prevent the Trump administration from transferring the immigrants into El Salvador’s custody.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Judge Rao's statement about Boasberg's order and El Salvador custody.
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“The legal error at the heart of these criminal contempt proceedings demonstrates why further investigation by the district court is an abuse of discretion”
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No evidence was found to support the claim about the legal error justifying the appeals court's decision.
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“Criminal contempt is available only for the violation of an order that is clear and specific.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the claim about criminal contempt requiring clear and specific violations.
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“The case centres on the March 2025 removal of 137 Venezuelan nationals, who the Trump administration accused of links to the Tren de Aragua gang.”
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No evidence was found to support the claim about the 2025 deportation of 137 Venezuelans accused of gang ties.
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“The group was deported to El Salvador under the rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law that grants presidents broad powers during wartime or invasion.”
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“After spending months in El Salvador’s maximum-security Centre for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT), the men were released to Venezuela in July 2025, as part of a prisoner exchange.”
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“Tuesday’s decision marks the latest flashpoint in a broader clash between Boasberg and the Trump administration over the deportation flights.”
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“Boasberg has suggested the administration may have acted 'in bad faith' by rapidly assembling the March 2025 deportation flights while he was holding emergency court proceedings to assess the legality of the effort.”
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“The Trump administration, meanwhile, has accused Boasberg of being a 'radical left lunatic' who used his bench for political aims.”
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“Tuesday’s appeals court decision fell along party lines. The two judges who formed the majority, Rao and Judge Justin Walker, were both Trump appointees.”
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“Boasberg himself was nominated by former President Barack Obama.”
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“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on the social media platform X that the ruling 'should finally end Judge Boasberg’s year-long campaign against the hardworking Department attorneys doing their jobs fighting illegal immigration'.”
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