Judges Weigh Kristi Noem's Potential Criminal Case
Judges will hear whether a criminal contempt inquiry over 2025 deportation flights involving Kristi Noem can proceed.
A federal appeals court is preparing to decide whether a criminal contempt inquiry into former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem can proceed over her role in the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. The case centers around a decision made in March 2025, when Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order blocking the removal of the migrants for 14 days.
Despite this, planes carrying the detainees departed for El Salvador, leading to Boasberg's pursuit of a criminal contempt referral against Noem. Noem has been identified by the government as the official responsible for the decision to allow the detainees to be transferred to El Salvador's CECOT prison, despite the judge's order.
The appeals court will hear arguments over whether the judge can continue his inquiry and potentially make a criminal contempt referral.
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