‘Did you not understand?’ Judge again scolds Trump DOJ attorneys over deportation flights
1 day, 16 hours ago

‘Did you not understand?’ Judge again scolds Trump DOJ attorneys over deportation flights

Raw Story  

Tensions were high inside a federal court Friday as attorneys for the Department of Justice continued to defend the Trump administration’s failure to comply with a court order to return deportation flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members, according to media reports. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg hammered DOJ attorneys at the court hearing Friday afternoon, who continued to insist that the Trump administration had the executive authority to move forward with flights under the Alien Enemies Act, CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane wrote on X. “Why was the proclamation signed in the dark?” the judge asked during his round of questioning, according to MacFarlane, who noted that Boasberg also questioned if it was signed secretly because the administration anticipated legal challenges. "The question is,” Boasberg concluded, “whether the government can summarily deport people without an individualized assessment of whether they fall under the proclamation?"

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Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights
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2 days, 11 hours ago

Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico in Sierra Vista, Ariz., in August. A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg …

Judge calls Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights ‘woefully insufficient’
2 days, 14 hours ago

Judge calls Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights ‘woefully insufficient’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge instructed the Trump administration on Thursday to explain why its failure to turn around flights carrying deportees to El Salvador did not violate his court order in a growing showdown between the judicial and executive branches. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Boasberg had given the administration …

'Woefully insufficient': Trump DOJ gets 'blistering' slap on wrist from deportation judge
2 days, 14 hours ago

'Woefully insufficient': Trump DOJ gets 'blistering' slap on wrist from deportation judge

Raw Story  

The judge who drew MAGA's ire after ordering the Trump administration to turn around a plane carrying hundreds of migrants as part of the president's mass deportation plan gave the administration another slap on the wrist Thursday afternoon. The DOJ was answering the judge's questions about the administration's decision to ignore his order last weekend to turn around a deportation …

Trump Turns Fight Over Deportation Flights Into a Constitutional Showdown
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3 days, 7 hours ago

Trump Turns Fight Over Deportation Flights Into a Constitutional Showdown

Hindustan Times  

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C. The clash with U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., which could be headed to the Supreme Court, has emerged as an early top test case for the president’s sweeping assertions of executive authority. A court filing Wednesday signed by Justice Department officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, accused the judge …

Legal battles, deportation flights: A timeline of Donald Trump's Alien Enemies Act row
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3 days, 18 hours ago

Legal battles, deportation flights: A timeline of Donald Trump's Alien Enemies Act row

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th-century wartime law to deport hundreds of immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, to a prison in El Salvador has led to a showdown with the judiciary. On March 17, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters that about 261 people were deported on the flights, including 137 under the Alien Enemies Act It …

'There is no justification': Pam Bondi defies Judge Boasberg's demand for deportation info
4 days, 18 hours ago

'There is no justification': Pam Bondi defies Judge Boasberg's demand for deportation info

Raw Story  

The Department of Justice declined to answer specific questions from U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg after he ordered answers in writing by noon on Tuesday. At a court hearing on Monday, Boasberg made demands of DOJ lawyers after they refused his directive turn turn around planes deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under the guise of a little-used 18th …

‘Dangerous road’: Trump gets sharp reprimand as WSJ editors shocked by 'disdain' for law
5 days, 1 hour ago

‘Dangerous road’: Trump gets sharp reprimand as WSJ editors shocked by 'disdain' for law

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump is fulfilling a campaign promise with his mass deportation plan on full display — but “he can’t defy court orders” to accomplish his goals, the Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board wrote Monday in a critical rebuke. While those being deported were reportedly members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, and mostly "criminals who were in the …

Judge asks if Trump ignored order to turn around Venezuelan deportation flights
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5 days, 10 hours ago

Judge asks if Trump ignored order to turn around Venezuelan deportation flights

Hindustan Times  

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he'd issued minutes before. “I will memorialize this in a written order since apparently my oral orders don’t seem to carry much weight,” Boasberg said. El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, on Sunday …

Judge who Trump says should be impeached gives DOJ another deadline for details on deportation flights
5 days, 11 hours ago

Judge who Trump says should be impeached gives DOJ another deadline for details on deportation flights

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge is giving the Justice Department until Wednesday at noon to provide him, under seal, with more information about deportations the Trump administration carried out pursuant to President Donald Trump’s use of a sweeping wartime authority. The demand from US District Judge James Boasberg comes as he continued on a hurried “fact-finding” mission about the administration’s …

'I don't say this lightly': MAGA attorney demands House impeach judge in deportation case
5 days, 11 hours ago

'I don't say this lightly': MAGA attorney demands House impeach judge in deportation case

Raw Story  

A MAGA attorney with a penchant for threatening perceived foes of Donald Trump called for House lawmakers to impeach the federal judge who on Monday scolded the Justice Department in a tense hearing over the president's deportation orders. The contentious hearing followed the Trump administration's decision to ignore Judge James Boasberg's order on Saturday that temporarily paused deportations of Venezuelan …

'We don't care?' Judge scolds Trump's DOJ over 'better course' during contentious hearing
5 days, 13 hours ago

'We don't care?' Judge scolds Trump's DOJ over 'better course' during contentious hearing

Raw Story  

A federal judge — who the Trump administration sought to have yanked from a hearing in a case over the Alien Enemies Act — scolded the administration Monday afternoon for ignoring his direct order to turn around a plane of deported migrants. On Monday afternoon, Boasberg emphasized he "just want to obtain some facts" and wasn't "planning to issue any …

'We’re coming': Trump border czar declares 'I don’t care what the judges think'
5 days, 15 hours ago

'We’re coming': Trump border czar declares 'I don’t care what the judges think'

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, on Monday dismissed concerns about federal judges and defended the administration’s mass deportations despite a court order to halt them—but one judge appears ready to force the administration to reconsider. The New York Times reports that Homan’s “defiant remarks” indicated “that the administration planned to continue such deportations despite the court’s order — …

'Totally lawless state': Conservative warns democracy in danger with Trump's latest antic
5 days, 16 hours ago

'Totally lawless state': Conservative warns democracy in danger with Trump's latest antic

Raw Story  

Sarah Longwell, publisher of the conservative outlet The Bulwark, claimed Monday on CNN's Inside Politics that the Trump administration's apparent refusal to comply with a federal judge's order was taking U.S. democracy down a dangerous path. Longwell told host Dana Bash, "I think for a lot of us who were really concerned and alarmed by a Trump second term, one …

'You don't get to decide!' CNN legal expert furious as Trump admin thumbs nose at judge
5 days, 17 hours ago

'You don't get to decide!' CNN legal expert furious as Trump admin thumbs nose at judge

Raw Story  

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig took a deep dive into the Trump administration's apparent disregard for a federal judge's order to return deportation flights heading to Central America. But the Trump administration appeared to mock the judge's order with White House communications director Steven Cheung and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reposting the Salvadoran President's comment on X that said, …

Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights
5 days, 20 hours ago

Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he’d issued minutes before. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald …

'You are beyond vile': Outraged expert claims Trump just unleashed 'American Gestapo'
5 days, 21 hours ago

'You are beyond vile': Outraged expert claims Trump just unleashed 'American Gestapo'

Raw Story  

Top Trump administration officials—including the president, vice president, attorney general, and secretary of state—openly celebrated the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants over the weekend in defiance of a federal judge's order to halt the removals, which were carried out under a 1798 law that plainly states it is only operative in the context of a declared war. U.S. Vice …

Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order
5 days, 22 hours ago

Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order

Hindustan Times  

* Group seeks answers on deportation of Venezuelans despite court order ACLU seeks clarification on Venezuelan deportations despite court order * Judge Boasberg blocked deportation under Alien Enemies Act * Trump administration defends deportations, citing international airspace WASHINGTON, - Civil rights groups on Monday sought "immediate clarification" from the Trump administration about weekend flights deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members from …

Trump deports Venezuelan gang to El Salvador despite Federal judge’s ruling, Prez Bukele reacts with ‘laughing emoji’
6 days, 9 hours ago

Trump deports Venezuelan gang to El Salvador despite Federal judge’s ruling, Prez Bukele reacts with ‘laughing emoji’

Live Mint  

The Donald Trump administration has sent more than 200 Venezuelans back to a large prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order for their return to the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press, the White House stated that it was not disregarding the court’s decision, but also claimed it was within its rights to bypass the judge's ruling. …

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump
6 days, 10 hours ago

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump

ABP News  

The US has deported over 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a ruling by a court to halt the flights on Saturday after President Donald Trump controversially invoked the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century law meant only to be used in wartime. El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, said 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de …

Donald Trump deports hundreds as federal court order fails to turn around planes
6 days, 10 hours ago

Donald Trump deports hundreds as federal court order fails to turn around planes

Hindustan Times  

A US federal judge's order blocking the Donald Trump administration's move to deport hundreds of alleged illegal immigrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act failed to yield an immediate result as the verbal order to turn the planes around was not specified in a written order. US District Judge James E Boasberg was hearing a suit filed by the American …

"Not enforceable": Trump DOJ, administration officials flout judge's order on deportations
6 days, 11 hours ago

"Not enforceable": Trump DOJ, administration officials flout judge's order on deportations

Salon  

The Trump administration took their open flouting of an order to halt recent deportations a step further on Monday, with the Department of Justice arguing that the federal judge's ruling from the bench was "not enforceable." U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled over the weekend that the Trump administration should halt deportations of Venezuelan nationals immediately, taking particular care …

Trump defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelan gang members
6 days, 11 hours ago

Trump defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelan gang members

India Today  

The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the United States despite a court order prohibiting such action, asserting in an extraordinary statement that a judge lacked the authority to block its decision. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reposted Bukele’s statement and thanked him for his “assistance and friendship.” In her statement, Leavitt claimed that …

Trump Administration Deports Hundreds Of Immigrants Even As A Judge Orders Their Removals Be Stopped
6 days, 16 hours ago

Trump Administration Deports Hundreds Of Immigrants Even As A Judge Orders Their Removals Be Stopped

Huff Post  

In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025. via Associated Press The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring …

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
6 days, 19 hours ago

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens …

Federal judge halts Trump's deportation order of alleged Venezuelan gang members under Alien Enemies Act
Top News
1 week ago

Federal judge halts Trump's deportation order of alleged Venezuelan gang members under Alien Enemies Act

Firstpost  

Under Trump’s proclamation, all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are determined to be members of the gang, are within the United States, and are not naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the country are ’liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies' A federal court temporarily halted any deportations under President Donald Trump’s …

Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up deportations, judge stalls it hours later
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1 week ago

Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up deportations, judge stalls it hours later

ABC  

US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — a sweeping war authority that would have empowered him to speed up mass deportations on the basis the United States was being "invaded" by a Venezuelan gang. Mr Trump's attempt to invoke the centuries-old act hours earlier was based on the claim that …

White House touts deportation of alleged gang members that court ordered returned to US
1 week ago

White House touts deportation of alleged gang members that court ordered returned to US

Politico  

Statements from Bukele and from Trump allies mocking the court order issued by the chief U.S. District Judge in Washington, James Boasberg, contributed to an air of fecklessness around the U.S. legal system in Trump’s second term. “Oopsie … Too late,” Bukele posted, along with a tears-of-joy emoji, just above a New York Post headline about a judge in Washington …

Federal judge blocks Trump's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members
1 week ago

Federal judge blocks Trump's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

India Today  

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked any deportations that would occur under President Donald Trump's invocation of a little-used wartime law to expedite the expulsion of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. In invoking the act, Trump said members of the gang were "conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States" with the …

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador
1 week ago

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador

India Today  

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who negotiated an earlier deal with Bukele to house migrants, posted on the site: “We sent over 250 alien enemy members of …

'Turning around planes in the air': Judge 'issues a sweeping block' of Trump's latest move
1 week ago

'Turning around planes in the air': Judge 'issues a sweeping block' of Trump's latest move

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday hit a legal roadblock. The President over the weekend "invoked rarely used war powers in a bid to deport foreign nationals that the federal government deems to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua," according to a Politico report. "Judge Boasberg has issued a sweeping block of Trump’s effort to invoke wartime to quickly …

Trump Invokes 18th Century Law To Speed Deportations, Judge Stalls It Hours Later
1 week ago

Trump Invokes 18th Century Law To Speed Deportations, Judge Stalls It Hours Later

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A federal judge barred the Trump administration Saturday from carrying out deportations under a sweeping 18th century law that the president invoked hours earlier to speed removal of Venezuelan gang members from the United States. The ruling came hours after Trump claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the United States and invoked …

Federal judge halts deportations after Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act
1 week, 1 day ago

Federal judge halts deportations after Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act

Politico  

“Any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States however that is accomplished,” Boasberg announced. Trump’s proclamation — which was released by the White House Saturday afternoon but signed Friday — relies on the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which is meant to quickly remove …

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
1 week, 1 day ago

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Friday against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base — and trying to prevent further transfers — days after the Trump administration transferred all migrants out of the facility in Cuba. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols refused to preemptively block a …

Deportation flights under Trump vs. Biden, in charts
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Deportation flights under Trump vs. Biden, in charts

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, but so far, the pace of deportations has held steady compared to last year, according to a CNN analysis of deportation flight data. Trump administration officials have put a spotlight on their immigration enforcement efforts, frequently sharing images of arrests …

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’

Firstpost  

Recipient nations are unhappy with how their citizens were sent back home. The Brazilian government has demanded an ’explanation’ from the US government after seeing its people deboarding military planes in handcuffs Over 7,300 immigrants in the US were sent back home in handcuffs and shackles after the Department of Homeland Security began its mass deportation drive on President Donald …

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington GUATEMALA CITY — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The presence of U.S. military planes landing in …

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

The Hindu  

Colombian migrants returning home on Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Mr. Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on Colombian …

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on …

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel bans after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration crackdown. Colombia's refusal to accept the flights is the second case of a Latin American nation refusing U.S. military deportation …

Colombian President Petro refuses to allow US migrant deportation flights to land in country
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Colombian President Petro refuses to allow US migrant deportation flights to land in country

Firstpost  

Brazil’s foreign ministry said late on Saturday that it would demand explanations from the US government over the ”degrading treatment” of Brazilians on a deportation flight, while Mexico on Friday also refused such a flight to land in the country. ”The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,” Petro wrote in the post, adding that the government in Washington should …

Trump punishes Colombia for refusing entry to deportation flights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump punishes Colombia for refusing entry to deportation flights

LA Times  

People look at a plane that brought Brazilians deported from the U.S. to Manaus on Jan. 25, 2025. Facing another early challenge to his immigration policies, President Trump on Sunday ordered a 25% tariff on exports from Colombia and a travel ban on Colombian officials and “their supporters” as punishment for the country’s refusal to accept military deportation flights from …

Federal judge blocks deportations under Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order for refugees and others with valid visas
8 years, 1 month ago

Federal judge blocks deportations under Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’ order for refugees and others with valid visas

LA Times  

People gather outside the U.S. District Court in New York, where a judge issued an emergency stay for those detained at airports. U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly ordered a halt to any removal of refugees or others who hold valid visas to enter the United States — meaning those who have arrived at U.S. airports from the seven predominantly …

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