A fired DOJ whistleblower and a government attorney who claimed not to be aware of the Trump administration's plans to carry out Alien Enemies Act (AEA) deportations in March have been ordered to testify in court as a federal judge in Washington, D.C., facing impeachment calls from congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump ramps up a criminal contempt inquiry after months of delay.

Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Monday set testimony for Monday and Tuesday of next week to help him decide whether a criminal contempt prosecution referral is warranted against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for willfully flouting a court order.

The controversy dates back to March 15, when Boasberg, a Barack Obama appointee also once appointed by George W. Bush to the D.C. Superior Court, he

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