U.S. Justice Department Seeks to Halt Contempt Investigation Over Migrant Flights to El Salvador
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal judge should end his 'illegal, unnecessary, and futile' investigation into whether President Donald Trump's administration ignored an order blocking the deportation of Venezuelan migrants on flights to El Salvador, argued a Justice Department attorney on Tuesday during a court of appeals hearing that often revealed deep skepticism about the government's case. Judges from the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard three hours of arguments in the latest chapter of a case that has been a recurring focal point in President Trump's increasingly intense conflict with federal courts. Justice Department attorney Brett Shumate asserted that District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg lacks the basis and authority to continue his inquiry because it is a prosecutor, not a judge, who is responsible for investigating crimes. 'What has derailed in this case is that the district court has attempted to investigate,' Shumate stated.
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