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Appeals Court Tosses Judge's Contempt Finding Against Trump Administration in Prison Deportations
An appeals court is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump's administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison
Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump administration over El Salvador deportations
A court has overturned a judge's attempt to initiate contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over the deportation of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador.
Appeals court vacates Boasberg’s contempt finding against Trump administration
The opinion came in a high-stakes, ongoing clash between the Trump administration and the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in D.C.
El Salvador Says Trump Admin Controls Migrants in Notorious CECOT Prison
The Trump admin has argued that the men are now outside U.S. legal jurisdiction and no longer protected by constitutional rights.
Appeals court tosses contempt order in case over Venezuelans sent to El Salvador
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in April that probable cause existed to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt over its removal of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
Trump officials will not face contempt over Venezuela deportations, appeals court rules
A U.S. appeals court overturned on Friday a lower court's ruling that found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in contempt over their handling of the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants under a centuries-old wartime law.
Appeals court dismisses contempt order against Trump admin. officials
A federal appeals court ruled Friday dismissed a lower court's order that Trump administration officials could be held in contempt for efforts related to deporting hundreds of Venezuelans.
US appeals court blocks Trump contempt proceedings ordered by Boasberg
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that U.S. District Judge James Boasberg cannot move forward with possible contempt proceedings against the Trump administration. The case involves the administration’s alleged violation of an emergency court order blocking the administration from using a 1798 law to summarily deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador — the latest in an evolving,
US Court Ends Contempt Proceeding in Trump Deportations Case
A federal appeals court threw out a judge’s finding of “probable cause” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt of court for sending accused Venezuelan gang members to an El Salvador prison despite his order to halt the deportations.
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.
Venezuelan men and their families share experiences after CECOT release
For months, the families of Venezuelan men sent to CECOT by the Trump administration awaited news about their loved ones. Now ...
Migrants from Venezuela detained at an El Salvador prison open up about the abuse they endured
In the weeks since the U.S. released hundreds of Venezuelan nationals incarcerated at an infamous prison, several detainees ...
Andry Hernández Romero explains how he survived CECOT after the U.S. government disappeared him
Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.
US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate
The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the ...
Inside El Salvador's CECOT: Where ICE sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia and other deportees
In a FOX 17 News exclusive interview, we take you inside the Terrorism Confinement Center. It's El Salvador’s maximum ...
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in ...
Venezuelans describe being beaten, sexually assaulted and told to 'commit suicide' during El Salvador detention
Three Venezuelan men told NBC News they experienced physical and psychological torture, including one man’s allegation that ...
Pro Soccer Player Sent To El Salvador Over Tattoo Details ‘Hell On Earth’ At CECOT
Both the physical and mental abuse doled out by the officers made me think sometimes that I would never leave that place,” ...
Trump has custody over jailed CECOT migrants, El Salvador says, complicating court fights
The report undercuts months of assertions by senior Trump officials, who have repeatedly claimed they have no power to compel the return of these individuals.
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Former CECOT inmates speak out on prison treatment in new report
Nine Venezuelan men that the Trump administration deported to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison are alleging they endured ...