The Trump administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to immediately block Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ’s planned contempt hearings and remove him from overseeing the case, escalating a monthslong clash over deportations carried out under the Alien Enemies Act .

In a petition filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the Justice Department urged judges to halt testimony scheduled to begin next week, arguing Boasberg has crossed constitutional lines and can no longer preside over the dispute impartially.

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