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Breaking: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin
The DOJ ignored Judge Boasberg's ruling and sent people out of the country. After some fun litigation and hearings, Judge Boasberg has been given the clearance to pursue contempt of court proceeding against the trump DOJ. This will be fun to watch. This is a pissed off judge
Boasberg is now proceeding with the preliminary injunction hearing in the remaining case before him about the people now-previously sent to CECOT.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T19:14:51.707Z
I will not be live-posting about this portion because I am going to write.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
https://www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-judge-boasberg-says-justice
Chief Judge James Boasberg of the D.C. District Court announced that he will be continuing with contempt proceedings against the Trump administration, planning to hold hearings beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving over the March 15 flights that took people to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg, who heard the original case brought on March 15 against President Donald Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation and is still hearing an amended challenge related to those sent to, and now released from, CECOT.
The flights — which were in the air when Boasberg issued a classwide temporary restraining order blocking deportation of anyone under Trump’s AEA proclamation — have been the subject of significant questions and damning revelations since before Boasberg had even issued his order.
The brief discussion was added on November 17 to a previously scheduled Wednesday hearing in the case following the November 14 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that had the effect of sending jurisdiction over the contempt proceedings back to Boasberg’s district court.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this,” Boasberg announced minutes into Wednesday’s hearing.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg, who heard the original case brought on March 15 against President Donald Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation and is still hearing an amended challenge related to those sent to, and now released from, CECOT.
The flights — which were in the air when Boasberg issued a classwide temporary restraining order blocking deportation of anyone under Trump’s AEA proclamation — have been the subject of significant questions and damning revelations since before Boasberg had even issued his order.
The brief discussion was added on November 17 to a previously scheduled Wednesday hearing in the case following the November 14 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that had the effect of sending jurisdiction over the contempt proceedings back to Boasberg’s district court.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this,” Boasberg announced minutes into Wednesday’s hearing.
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