A federal appeals court in the United States has blocked an attempt by a judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt related to deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act. The court temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's contempt proceedings against the administration. The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court justices to send the case back to the Texas district court to allow Judge Hendrix time to consider the claims. Meanwhile, the ACLU has filed a reply in the Supreme Court regarding the Alien Enemies Act case, requesting an advisory opinion despite the absence of a lower court decision or a plaintiff.