Appeals court weighs fate of judge’s contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights

The Justice Department is urging an appeals court to end a judge's contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration violated orders regarding the deportation of Venezuelan migrants.
An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
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