Rubio says US does not know whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act

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8. I hear you. Thanks. But that was for criminal contempt, right? This would be for civil contempt by cabinet officials.

Cabinet secretaries have qualified immunity, not absolute immunity, for their official functions. What Roberts' maga 6 ruled doesn't apply here, and so won't stand up on appeal. Which is why so many in trump's cabinet have been sued for violating statutory or constitutional rights that a reasonable person would have known about.
Civil Contempt sanctions can involve coercive fines or even in this particular case, imprisonment until the official complies with the order.
Cabinet members just don't have a blanket immunity from the judicial process.
And past DOJ's have held that officials held in civil contempt should be forced to comply with court orders. Just not the Bondi DOJ.