US judge James Boasberg finds probable cause to hold Donald Trump officials in criminal contempt over deportations
[ad_1] Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela US district judge James Boasberg on Wednesday ruled that "probable cause exists" to hold officials from US President Donald Trump's administration in criminal contempt for violating court orders that blocked the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.Boasberg said the officials willfully disregarded his order from mid-March, which had halted the use of the 18th-century law to deport the migrants. Despite the ruling, the government went ahead and sent three planes of migrants to a prison in El Salvador, sparking political and legal outrage.In a sharply worded decision, Boasberg wrote, "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 […]