Federal Judge Moves Toward Contempt Referral as Trump Administration Faces Questions Over Defiance of Court Order

A direct judicial warning, a stalled government explanation, and growing evidence that Homeland Security leadership ignored the court during Trump’s March detainee flights

A federal judge in Washington has taken a significant step toward possible contempt proceedings against the Trump administration after months of confusion, finger-pointing, and shifting explanations about why planes carrying detainees were allowed to depart the country despite a federal order that required the government to halt removals.