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Appeals court orders judge [Bosberg] to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights
ap ^ | 4//14/26

Posted on 04/14/2026 8:32:36 AM PDT by CFW

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.

Chief Judge James Boasberg abused his discretion in forging ahead with criminal contempt proceedings over the March 2025 deportation flights, according to the majority opinion by a three-judge panel from U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

President Donald Trump’s administration has a “clear and indisputable” right to the termination of the contempt proceedings, Circuit Judge Neomi Rao wrote in the court’s majority opinion.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: 202503; activist; aliens; boaberg; boasberg; deportations; elsalvador; illegalimmigration; illegals; interference; jamesboasberg; judge; judgewatch; lawfare; lawlessdemocrat; neomirao; rao; trump; undermining; venezuela; venezuelans

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Boasberg will try to find a way around the court's ruling.
1 posted on 04/14/2026 8:32:36 AM PDT by CFW
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Boasberg will overrule the Appeals court and now find them in contempt and Roberts will continue to do nothing as the judiciary is made into a joke by petty, minor black robe tyrants.


2 posted on 04/14/2026 8:34:42 AM PDT by Skwor
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Hilarious

I was just about to write just that

The insanity of the SOB is now apparent to everyone


3 posted on 04/14/2026 8:36:57 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: CFW

We’re still deporting people?


4 posted on 04/14/2026 8:38:48 AM PDT by hillarys cankles
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5 posted on 04/14/2026 8:38:48 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: CFW

What is this the 3rd or 4th time Boasberg has been slapped down by the appellate court?


6 posted on 04/14/2026 8:40:08 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: CFW

A different take—the bell begind to toll for Boasberg


7 posted on 04/14/2026 8:40:25 AM PDT by sopo
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To: hillarys cankles

We’re still deporting people?


Actually we are still deporting people. There are many anti-Trumpers and “influencers” trying to convince people that illegal aliens aren’t being deported. However, ICE is taking people into custody everyday and processing them for deportation. Appeals courts are ruling for the administration time after time which is actually helping to speed up the process.


8 posted on 04/14/2026 8:42:33 AM PDT by CFW
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To: sopo

Can a judge be in contempt of court?


9 posted on 04/14/2026 8:43:12 AM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now! Ty)
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To: CFW

the executive branch can never be held in contempt by ANY court, because the president can simply pardon any executive branch official at any point.


10 posted on 04/14/2026 8:44:50 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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What is this the 3rd or 4th time Boasberg has been slapped down by the appellate court?


I can’t remember but the rulings against him have certainly been stacking up.

If anyone is interested in the latest deportation numbers, here is a report from The Deportation Data Project.

https://deportationdata.org/analysis/immigration-enforcement-first-year.html


11 posted on 04/14/2026 8:46:09 AM PDT by CFW
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Praying that what you say is true. Sure would love to see ICE in my part of Norhtern CA.


12 posted on 04/14/2026 8:48:28 AM PDT by hillarys cankles
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Anybody that thinks that creep is gonna go away and crawl back under a slimy rock better think again.

Im guessing he’s directly connected to soros.


13 posted on 04/14/2026 8:51:37 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: CFW

The law doesn’t apply to people of Boasberg’s ilk.


14 posted on 04/14/2026 8:53:03 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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You must understand - Boasberg went to Yale and he was inducted into Skull & Bones with GW Bush so he thinks he can lord it over the commoners like us, just like Bush did.


15 posted on 04/14/2026 8:59:50 AM PDT by laconic
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To: hillarys cankles

start calling the hotline!


16 posted on 04/14/2026 9:08:01 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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Here is the court’s opinion: https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/04/25-5452-2168528.pdf

Complete slapdown.


17 posted on 04/14/2026 9:14:10 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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“Actually we are still deporting people.”

Thanks for pointing it out. While the democrats blow their load, millions of dollars of legal fees, and all their political capital keeping two degenerates (Wife beating gangster Kilmer Abrego. Jew hating America hating terrorist supporting, Mahmoud Kahlil) there are not many resources they have left to stop all the other illegals that are being captured and deported.


18 posted on 04/14/2026 9:19:54 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: TexasFreeper2009

well, the whole co-equal branches sort of makes one think that the jucidical branch ruling the executive branch in contempt is sort of, I dunno, not co-equal anymore.


19 posted on 04/14/2026 9:23:46 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: CFW

Bonusburger still isn’t in prison? What are we waiting for? The boy is a Rogue Communist “judgette”.


20 posted on 04/14/2026 9:25:41 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Asshat the Piker needs to get his domestic terrorist ass out of my country. )
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