Federal judge James Boasberg of the District of Washington, D.C. plans to revive contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials who possibly defied his orders, according to a new report.
The Hill reported on Wednesday that Boasberg is reviving the proceedings after an appeals court "cleared the way." The proceedings had initially been paused as the appeals court mulled the charges against administration officials who attempted to deport people to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison earlier this year.
At the time, administration officials admitted that a plane carrying immigrants to El Salvador had taken off minutes before Boasberg had the opportunity to stop them. Boasberg ordered the plane to be returned.
“I believe that justice requires me to move promptly on this,” Boasberg said during a hearing on Wednesday.
Whistleblowers have said that Emil Bove, who is now a federal appeals court judge, was responsible for telling Department of Justice lawyers to ignore court orders. Bove served as the number-3 at DOJ until earlier this year, when he was confirmed to the bench for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.