Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 936

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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WASHINGTON — Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges for defying a judicial order by sending more than 100 Venezuelan men to a brutal Salvadoran prison last year.

The administration is challenging if U.S. District Judge James Boasberg can continue a contempt investigation after the Justice Department said former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …

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