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Appeals Court Halts Contempt Probe into Trump Deportation Flights — Eric Schmitt | ChamberLight
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A federal appeals court halted a contempt investigation into the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants, ruling that the initial judicial order was insufficiently precise. The decision highlights growing tensions between executive immigration powers and judicial oversight.
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People in this story SWIPE → ALSO MENTIONED J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Judge who authored the dissent; James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the District Court (Subject of probe)
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This article 1 analysis · Apr 18, 2026
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ALSO MENTIONED J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Judge who authored the dissent; James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the District Court (Subject of probe)
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