Appeals court overturns Boasberg’s Trump contempt ruling
A D.C. appeals court has overturned U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt ruling against the Trump administration related to its deportations to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison. Boasberg had initially held the administration in contempt for using the Alien Enemies act to expedite the deportation of certain immigrants, but the appeals court cited changed circumstances, including the transfer of the deported individuals to Venezuela, as reasons to reverse the decision. the ruling drew a split among the judges, with two Trump appointees concurring in the reversal and one Obama appointee dissenting. Attorney general Pam Bondi praised the court’s decision as a major victory defending Trump’s immigration policies and criticized Boasberg’s conduct, wich led to a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department last month. President Trump had previously called Boasberg a “radical left lunatic” and demanded his impeachment over the case.
Appeals court overturns Boasberg’s Trump contempt ruling
A D.C. appeals court overturned U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt ruling against the Trump administration Friday, citing the changed circumstances in the case.
Boasberg ruled in April to hold the Trump administration in contempt for its deportations to the Salvadoran maximum-security prison Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo.
“Our @TheJusticeDept attorneys just secured a MAJOR victory defending President [Donald] Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal alien terrorists,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X. “The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed what we’ve argued for months: Judge Boasberg’s attempt to sanction the government for deporting criminal-alien terrorists was a “clear abuse of discretion” — failed judicial overreach at its worst. We will continue fighting and WINNING in court for President Trump’s agenda to keep America Safe!”
The three-judge court decided that transferring the deported plaintiffs from CECOT to Venezuela, among other things, contributed to their overturning of the contempt ruling.
“For its part, the government contends that the transfer rendered the entire action moot—an issue best addressed by the district court in the first instance,” they wrote. “Under these circumstances, it would make little sense for this Court to review a preliminary injunction that, in all likelihood, has been overtaken by events.”
Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, both Trump appointees, concurred. Judge Cornelia Pillard, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, dissented.
Boasberg had accused the Trump administration of using the Alien Enemies Act, an archaic wartime law, to speed up the deportation of immigrants before they could challenge their removal in court, and of violating his order to return planes in the air to the United States.
The Trump administration denied violating Boasberg’s order.
Last month, the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint against Boasberg for making “improper public comments” about the administration.
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“These comments have undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will not stand for that,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in announcing the complaint.
Trump called Boasberg a “Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator” in March. He demanded that the judge be impeached after he halted Trump’s efforts to remove Venezuelan migrants with the Alien Enemies Act.
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