Federal Appeals Court Orders Halt to Probe Into Deportation Flights Under Trump Administration
A US appeals court has ordered a federal judge to halt a contempt probe into deportation flights, allowing senior Trump administration officials to continue their actions without penalty.
A US DC appeals court has ordered Judge James Boasberg to halt his contempt probe into senior Trump administration officials over deportation flights, amid a controversy surrounding over 130 Venezuelan migrants deported by the government since May. The probe had been focusing on the officials' alleged non-compliance with a 2021 court order that required them to stop deporting asylum seekers who posed no threat to national security. The court's decision marks a significant victory for the Trump administration, which has resisted the investigation into its handling of the deportation flights. The move comes as the Biden administration seeks to review and potentially reverse some of the Trump-era policies.
