BREAKING: DC Circuit votes, 2-1, to end Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into possible violations of his order

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Josh Gerstein
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BREAKING: DC Circuit votes, 2-1, to end Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into possible violations of his orders re Trump Alien Enemies Act deportations.

Maj.: Rao/Walker (Trump), Dissent: Childs (Biden).

Doc: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28040959-aeacadcopn041426/

BREAKING: DC Circuit votes, 2-1, to end Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into possible violations of his orders re Trump Alien Enemies Act deportations. Maj.: Rao/Walker (Trump), Dissent: Childs (Biden). Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:29:11.178Z

DC panel has (again) BLOCKED Judge Boasberg from investigating possible criminal contempt by DOJ and DHS officials, including Judge Bove, in connection with sending Venezuelans to CECOT against his order. (I can't access full ruling yet.) Panel: Judges Rao (Trump) Walker (Trump) & Childs (Obama)

— Roger Parloff (@rparloff.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:18:20.646Z

Boasberg again runs into a Trump-majority DC Circuit panel that moves to block him from investigating possible contempt of court around the CECOT deportations.

A majority of the DC Circuit previously suggested that contempt likely occurred, so this case is not remotely over yet.

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T14:38:12.135Z