U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who wants nothing more than to hamstring President Donald Trump with contempt charges, was just stopped in his tracks by a higher authority.

According to Fox News, in a 2-1 ruling Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Boasberg will not be able to pursue the contempt proceedings as he originally planned, setting up another final court battle. 

The outlet reported that the ongoing case relates to the "violation of an emergency court order blocking the administration from using a 1798 law to summarily deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador."

The case has played out for months across the court system as federal judges like Boasberg continue to attempt to stop Trump from enacting certain immigration and deportation-related policies.

What's going on?

The 2-1 decision came thanks to Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, both Trump appointees, voting to shut Boasberg down on the contempt proceedings.

Not surprisingly, it was only Judge Nina Pillard, an Obama appointee, who dissented on the decision, proving once again that the federal judiciary is simply another arm for both major political parties.

The ruling, according to reports and legal experts, will undoubtedly be appealed to the full appeals court, or possibly even go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Trump administration is understandably hoping for the latter.

"The district court here was placed in an enormously difficult position," Katsas wrote for the majority.

They added, "Faced with an emergency situation, it had to digest and rule upon novel and complex issues within a matter of hours. In that context, the court quite understandably issued a written order that contained some ambiguity."

"Nor may we decide whether the government’s aggressive implementation of the presidential proclamation warrants praise or criticism as a policy matter," he added. "Perhaps it should warrant more careful judicial scrutiny in the future. Perhaps it already has."

Battling the judiciary

Federal judges have been the primary roadblock to Trump and his administration moving forward with various immigration and deportation initiatives.

Many on the right have argued that there's a reason that the judges blocking Trump are Democrat-appointed -- at least most of the time.

The only saving grace for the Trump administration has been the U.S. Supreme Court.

It's a shame that the Trump administration has to continually count on the high court to make things right, but it's seemingly the only option at times.