Overview

• Judge James Boasberg criticized the Trump administration for failing to provide sufficient information about deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador after his restraining order.
• A plane carrying deported migrants landed in El Salvador despite the judge's emergency order temporarily blocking such deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
• The Justice Department is weighing the use of the state secrets privilege to withhold details of the deportation flights, citing national security concerns.
• Judge Boasberg has ordered the administration to submit sworn declarations from officials involved in Cabinet-level discussions and set deadlines for further filings.
• The Trump administration is challenging the restraining order in appellate court while President Trump has publicly criticized the judge's actions as undermining presidential authority.