LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe public could soon know who in the Trump administration knew about an alleged effort to ignore court orders barring the deportation of 137 men to a Salvadoran prison. Boasberg himself cannot hold the administration in contempt, and instead must make a referral to the Justice Department. Boasberg told Justice Department lawyers on Wednesday that he is interested in hearing testimony from high-ranking government officials, including Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign. The career prosecutor also alleged in his complaint that his emails to administration officials highlighting Boasberg’s order were ignored. And it’s been next to impossible to facilitate due process for these men from afar, Gelernt explained.

Source: Huffington Post November 20, 2025 02:56 UTC