Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time. The judge gave the U.S. until April 23 to respond.

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