A federal judge said on Wednesday (16) that he found probable cause to condemn the Trump government for criminal contempt by violating those sent to El Salvador.
US District Judge James E. Bomberg said he could filed a lawsuit against the White House if the government continues to ignore its court orders.
“The Constitution does not tolerate the deliberate disobedience of court orders-especially by employees of coordinated power who have taken an oath to fulfill it,” Bomberg wrote.
Escalation
The judge’s decision marks a climb in the battle between the judiciary and executive about the presidents of the president to execute the main priorities of the White House. Trump called for the impeachment of Bomberg, while the Justice Department accused the judge of extrapolating his authority.
Bomberg, who was nominated for the federal judiciary by Democratic President Barack Obama, ordered the government last month that he did not deport no one under the law of foreign enemies. Trump invoked the 1798 war law on what he claimed to be an invasion of the Venezuelan gang Tren from Aragua.
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When Bomberg was informed that there were already airplanes to El Salvador, who agreed to house immigrants deported in a maximum security prison, the judge said the aircraft needed to be returned to the United States. But hours later, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the deported had arrived in his country.
The Trump government argued that it did not violate any order and said the judge did not include the return directive in his written order.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court annulled the temporary order of Bomberg that blocked deportations under the law of foreign enemies, but said immigrants should have a chance to contest their removals before being deported. Most conservative stated that legal contests should occur in Texas, not in a Washington court.
