Trump Administration Faces Court Clash Over Alleged Defiance of Deportation Halt
Judge Boasberg investigates whether deportations under the Alien Enemies Act violated his order, as the administration considers invoking state secrets privilege.
- Federal Judge James Boasberg is probing whether the Trump administration defied his court order to halt deportation flights of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador.
- The administration deported hundreds of individuals, some without criminal records or gang affiliations, under the rarely used 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
- The Department of Justice argues the flights were lawful, claiming the judge's oral order was unenforceable and did not apply to planes already in the air.
- Judge Boasberg criticized the administration's lack of transparency, questioning why the deportation order was signed late at night and executed before legal challenges could be filed.
- The administration is debating invoking the state secrets privilege to withhold details about the flights, with a decision expected by March 25.
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