D.C. Appeals Court Tosses Contempt Ruling In Trump Prison Deportation Case To El Salvador’s CECOT

A D.C. Circuit panel vacated a district judge’s contempt finding tied to deportation flights from U.S. prisons, including transfers connected to El Salvador’s CECOT facility. DOJ praised the ruling while civil liberties groups criticized it. The decision could narrow judicial leverage over removal operations and influence ongoing litigation over executive deportation authority.