Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem admitted in a federal court filing that she defied a judge’s ruing when she ordered Venezuelan detainees to be flown to El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison in March, reports The Washington Post.
Federal Judge James Boasberg said he is considering pursuing criminal charges against Trump administration officials who have defied his court orders.
“Go Boasberg go,” Margaret Zhang, law professor at Widener University, posted on Bluesky.
“My favorite and least-favorite question: what if Judge Boasberg holds Judge Bove in contempt?” Maryland attorney Joe Dudek posted on Bluesky.
“Boasberg is legendarily efficient,” former DOJ lawyer Brendan Ballou posted on Bluesky. “Absent further stays from the appeals court, we could actually hear testimony on why the government defied a court order.”
“Good. The rule of law requires this,” author David Pepper, posted on X.
(Sources: The Washington Post, Twitter/X, Bluesky)