Appeals Court Orders End to Contempt Investigation of Trump Administration Deportation Flights
A federal judge has been ordered to cease his contempt investigation into the Trump administration's deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. The decision was made by a divided panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which found that Chief Judge James Boasberg abused his discretion in continuing with criminal contempt proceedings. The case stems from a March 2025 order that temporarily restrained the administration from transferring Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. Despite the order, two flights departed, leading to the investigation. The appeals court ruled that the Trump administration had a clear right to terminate the proceedings, as the order did not specifically prohibit the transfer of migrants. 
