Federal Judge Seeks Whistleblower Testimony in Contempt Probe of Trump Official Over Migrant Flights
A federal judge is investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face contempt charges for allegedly ignoring a court order regarding flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has ordered testimony from a whistleblower and a top Justice Department official. The probe stems from an incident in March when Boasberg ordered the Republican administration to turn around two planes carrying migrants, but the planes landed in El Salvador instead. The whistleblower, former Justice Department attorney Erez Reuveni, claims a Justice Department official suggested ignoring court orders. The administration denies these allegations, stating that the planes had already left U.S. airspace, thus falling outside the court's order. 
