Boasberg tried to prosecute Trump officials. They kept deporting migrants after his order to stop. He called it “willful disregard.” The appeals court called it overreach.
“The order forces a coequal branch to choose between capitulating to an unlawful judicial order and subjecting its officials to a dubious prosecution.” — Judge Neomi Rao
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-scraps-boasberg-s-contempt-order-against-trump-officials/ar-AA1KawAI
Trump officials used the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify deportations. Boasberg tried to block it. SCOTUS wiped his order. He kept pushing. The appeals court buried the contempt case.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/tuescotus-slapdown-boasberg-sends-message-federal-judges-injunctions
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/breaking-appeals-court-clears-trump-admin-of-contempt-of-court-in-alien-enemies-act-case
Two Trump appointees formed the majority. One Obama appointee dissented.
“The majority does an exemplary judge a grave disservice by overstepping its bounds to upend his effort to vindicate the judicial authority that is our shared trust.” — Judge Cornelia Pillard
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-scraps-boasberg-s-contempt-order-against-trump-officials/ar-AA1KawAI
Officials ignored Boasberg’s halt order. Kept deporting. He tried to prosecute. Court said: not contempt.
“He knows they are being removed,” DOJ official texted during the hearing. Whistleblower said DOJ considered telling courts “f— you.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-scraps-boasberg-s-contempt-order-against-trump-officials/ar-AA1KawAI
Boasberg kept swinging after SCOTUS ruled. Appeals court stepped in.
https://tfppwire.com/appeals-court-shuts-down-judges-order-holding-trump-officials-in-criminal-contempt/
Judge tried to muscle the executive. Got slapped down. Contempt case buried. Alien Enemies Act survives. Trump-appointed judges block prosecution attempt. Deportation defiance not contempt. Judicial overreach meets appellate recoil. Lower courts warned: stop swinging after SCOTUS rules.