Split D.C. Circuit Orders End Of Criminal Contempt Proceedings In Deportation Case

( April 28, 2026, 7:58 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A divided District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel issued a writ of mandamus sought by federal government parties in a class case over the deportation of Venezuelan men the government has alleged are members of a criminal gang and directed the trial court to terminate criminal contempt proceedings related to the transfer of these men to a megaprison in El Salvador, referred to as CECOT, after the court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring the removal of any of the men....