The battle between Judge Boasberg and the Trump administration continues.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Boasberg has found probable cause to hold Trump in contempt over his deportation flights to El Salvador.
This fight between Trump and Boasberg goes back to the early part of this month, when Boasberg tried to have the administration reverse the deportation flights to El Salvador.
The Trump administration said the planes were already gone and they could not get them back, then doubled down, saying the deportees were already in the custody of El Salvador authorities and no longer in their control.
The Trump administration initially lost its appeal but then filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court.
The Trump administration won the appeal, with the Court ruling that Boasberg did not have jurisdiction in the case. Still not settled, however, was the issue of Trump using the Alien Enemies Act to deport gang members.
Donald Trump has found the ideal partner in his quest to rid this country of dangerous illegal immigrants.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made a deal with Trump to put all these alleged gang members into a high-security prison in his country.
When Bukele was asked about returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal who was deported, who had deportation protections, he responded, "How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into the United States?"
"Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous."
On Wednesday, Judge Boasberg, who it was decided did not have jurisdiction in the case, ruled that he found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt over an order he did not have the authority to issue.
Boasberg stated, "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 added, "The Court does not reach such conclusion lightly or hastily; indeed, it has given Defendants ample opportunity to rectify or explain their actions.”
This one goes beyond my expertise, so I am waiting for feedback from my attorney friends on how Boasberg could issue a contempt charge on an order that the Supreme Court overturned. Is it me, or does this just stink?
