A federal judge says he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating orders to stop planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.The judge plans to hold hearings and may appoint an outside lawyer if the Justice Department does not comply with his new order. The Trump administration is appealing, similar to its plans in another case involving a man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.The administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a married father with asylum protection and living in Maryland, will stay in El Salvador. Despite acknowledging his wrongful deportation, Trump officials say they have no intention of bringing him back, threatening to strip Abrego Garcia of his legal status and deport him back to his native country."If he ever ends up back in the United States, he would immediately be deported again," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said."He is not coming back to our country," Attorney General Pam Bondi said. "There was no situation ever where he was going to stay in this country. None. None."A judge is now determining whether to undertake contempt proceedings in that case, stating officials "have done nothing" to "effectuate" Abrego Garcia's release and return.Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, traveled to El Salvador Wednesday to meet with the country's vice president but was unable to visit the prison where Abrego Garcia is being held. While Van Hollen was not allowed into the facility, Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, toured the facility with other House Republicans. Moore posted photos of his visit, expressing his determination to support Trump's efforts to secure the U.S."It is lie after lie after lie coming out of the White House," Van Hollen said. "They're gaslighting the American people on this case, so they can say what they want, but in the United States of America, at least so far, we respect the rule of law."The Trump administration could avoid contempt proceedings by taking custody of those deported and giving them a chance to challenge their removals, in line with a ruling the Supreme Court says the White House must do. In Abrego Garcia's case, the judge says administration officials "appear to have done nothing to aid in Abrego Garcia's release from custody and return to the United States." The White House's appeal against the judge's request for testimony and documents about the deportation is unlikely to improve the situation.Meanwhile, the White House is countering Abrego Garcia's case by highlighting the case of Rachel Morin, a Maryland woman killed by an El Salvadoran who was in the U.S. illegally. Abrego Garcia's attorneys clarified that, unlike Morin's case, he has never been convicted of a crime.