Tagged #contempt
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt Over Failure to Produce Immigration Agents' Phone Records
California federal judge orders DHS to pay $500 daily until it produces communications from agents' personal cellphones used in Los Angeles immigration operations; contempt finding underscores judicial enforcement of discovery orders.
DOJ Proposes Contempt Authority for Immigration Judges: Fines Up to $3,500
EOIR proposes rule allowing immigration judges to impose civil money penalties for contempt on attorneys, clients, and witnesses. Comment deadline: September 28, 2026.
DOJ Proposes Rule to Let Immigration Judges Issue Contempt Sanctions
The Executive Office for Immigration Review is proposing a regulation that would give immigration judges authority to impose civil money penalties on lawyers and litigants who violate their orders.
Judge Questions Trump Administration's Compliance With Legal Aid Order for Migrant Children
A federal judge has scheduled a contempt hearing after the Trump administration allegedly failed to reimburse legal aid providers for services to unaccompanied minors, despite a court order requiring funding.