FILE - U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023.
Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order
A federal judge says the Trump administration may have acted in bad faith by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
FILE - U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023.
WASHINGTON (AP) A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have "acted in bad faith by trying to rush before a court could block their deportations to El Salvador.
U.S. District Judge James Jeb Boasberg in Washington pressed a Justice Department lawyer to explain the government's actions in a high-stakes court hearing to determine whether the administration ignored his orders to turn around to El Salvador.
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