A federal judge said on Nov. 19 that he intends to move ahead with a criminal contempt-of-court inquiry to find out why government officials ignored his order halting the deportation of a group of illegal immigrants to El Salvador earlier this year.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said during a hearing on Wednesday.
He gave both attorneys representing the deportees and the government until Monday to submit advice on how he should proceed, including which witnesses should appear before the court.
Boasberg told the court on Wednesday that he wants to know exactly which government officials were responsible for defying his order….