Judge Boasberg found “probable cause” to hold the administration in contempt for not returning planes containing deportees last month.
President Donald Trump’s administration requested that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals review the threat from District Judge James Boasberg to hold government officials in contempt. The judge had ordered planes carrying deportees to return to the United States on March 15 when they were already outside the nation’s boundaries.
Judge Boasberg ruled, “The Court ultimately determines that the Government’s actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt.” He gave the administration until April 23 to provide further information regarding what he termed, “willful disregard” for his order.
The president’s administration had previously filed an appeal, stating that the judge’s order was a “massive, unauthorized imposition on the Executive’s authority to remove dangerous aliens.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump and administration officials to be discerning as they seek to deport violent illegal aliens.
- For the judges in the circuit courts of appeals as they consider the requests of the executive branch to review lower court rulings.
Sources: The Hill, Fox News
