BREAKING: DC Circuit Blocks Contempt Case Against Trump Immigration Officials Over Alien Enemies Act Deportations

A divided DC Circuit vacated Judge James Boasberg’s plan to pursue criminal contempt against Trump administration officials for allegedly violating his orders halting use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The 2-1 ruling—two Trump appointees in the majority, one Obama appointee dissenting—halts the district court’s accountability effort and underscores escalating clashes between DOJ/appellate courts and trial judges over immigration enforcement. The case is developing.