The Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered federal district Chief Judge James Boasberg to end his year-long contempt investigation into Trump administration officials.
Last April, Boasberg, an Obama appointee, issued an order launching an investigation into holding members of the Trump administration in criminal contempt for not complying with his directive to turn flights around and return deportees bound for El Salvador.
In March 2025, Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order stopping the removal of at least 261 alleged Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members by the Trump administration under the provision of the Alien Enemies Act.