Federal appeals court halts criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials in immigration case

A divided federal appeals court ruled on Friday that US District Court Judge James Boasberg cannot move ahead with criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials involved in a high-stakes immigration case.

The 2-1 ruling from the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals wipes away a ruling from Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama issued in April that said “probable cause exists” to hold administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.

The appeals court had temporarily put Boasberg’s plans on ice while it weighed the government’s appeal of the ruling, and Friday’s ruling represents a significant setback for the judge, who had vowed to hold officials involved in the matter accountable.

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now let's see him removed to gitmo

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But the irony is that Boasberg acted without jurisdiction ( ie, lawlessly) and Trump patiently followed legal process.

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https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2025/08/25-5124-2129262.pdf

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https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1953841693179957333

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also first time ive ever heard of Holtzman v. Schlesinger, going to read it now but if it stands for that its crazy not to discuss this case in con law.

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Justice Douglas met with the Congresswoman’s ACLU lawyers at his home in Goose Prairie, Washington and promised them a hearing the next day.[9] On Friday, August 3, 1973, Justice Douglas held a hearing in the Yakima federal courthouse, where he dismissed the Government’s argument that he was causing a “constitutional confrontation” by saying, “we live in a world of confrontations. That’s what the whole system is about.”[9] That night, Justice Douglas ordered the military to stop bombing, reasoning “denial of the application before me would catapult our airmen as well as Cambodian peasants into the death zone.”[10]

The U.S. military ignored the new Supreme Court order.[7]

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