A federal judge investigating if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a criminal contempt charge wants to hear from a whisteblower and a serving Justice Department attorney to "shed light on" whether a court order to turn around planes transfering migrants was willfully violated.

In a new order late Monday, Judge James Boasberg sought testimony from Erez Reuveni, a fired Justice Department attorney, and deputy assistant attorney General Drew Ensign, a member of the government's defense team in the case.

Reuveni has alleged a then-senior figure in the department, Emil Bove, had suggested the Trump administration might ignore court orders. The administration denies the claim.

The Justice Department said in court papers last month that Secretary Noem made the decision no

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