Judge Boasberg Thinks There’s ‘Fair Likelihood’ Trump Administration Violated Court Order With El Salvador Flights
- On March 15, Judge Boasberg addressed the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants.
- President Trump invoked a 1798 law granting wartime authority to expedite deportations.
- Boasberg ordered any planes carrying deported migrants to return, but two flights still went to El Salvador.
- Boasberg stated that planes carrying migrants must return to the U.S. Immediately.
- Boasberg began a fact-finding mission, which could lead to contempt charges or sanctions.
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Trump deporting Venezuelan gang members faces legal scrutiny
The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador last weekend, the U.S. State Department confirmed on Monday, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. But multiple judges have questioned the legality of these deportations. According to former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, the Alien Enemies Act is aimed at people who are from a country the U.S. is at war with, raising questions about whether …

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'Fair likelihood' Trump administration violated court order not to deport Venezuelans, judge says
There is a "fair likelihood" the Trump administration violated a court order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely invoked 18th-century law, a judge said on Thursday.
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