Overview

• Judge James Boasberg is holding a hearing to determine if the Trump administration violated his March 15 order halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
• The administration argues that the judge's oral order was not legally binding and that the deportation flights were lawful as they had left U.S. airspace before the written order was issued.
• Two flights carrying over 100 migrants proceeded to El Salvador on the day of the oral order, raising legal and compliance concerns.
• The Trump administration has invoked the state secrets privilege to withhold information about the timing of the flights, complicating the court's fact-finding efforts.
• The case has escalated tensions between executive authority and judicial oversight, with potential implications for the separation of powers and human rights protections.