Judge finds probable cause to hold Donald Trump administration in contempt on deportees

If the Justice Department declines to prosecute the matter, Judge Boasberg said he will appoint another attorney to prosecute the contempt

Donald Trump has called for Judge James Boasberg to be impeached (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP)

A US federal judge has said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.

US District Judge James E Boasberg warned he could refer the matter for prosecution if the administration does not “purge” its contempt by voluntarily obeying his order.