The Trump administration defied a federal judge's court order this past weekend in a case related to the removal of more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvador. Boasberg could issue fines to agencies or even order Trump officials to be jailed if he finds that they are in violation of his order. The Trump administration may also be able to undermine any effort at judicial sanctions in numerous ways. AdvertisementA guard watches inmates sitting on the floor at CECOT, the forced labor prison in El Salvador where detainees were rendered by the Trump administration on Saturday. On Tuesday, another federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction reversing the administration’s destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2025 21:52 UTC