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Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation flights case
The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege late Monday in its court battle over its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, again refusing to provide more ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.CBS News - 2d -
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.CBS News - 2d -
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.CBS News - 2d -
Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets
Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. The Trump administration invoked the “state secrets” privilege to avoid providing ...The Guardian - 3d -
DOJ may invoke state secrets privilege in Alien Enemies Act deportation case
The Justice Department accused the judge in the case of continuing to "beat a dead horse" to pry "legally immaterial facts" from the government.CBS News - Mar. 19 -
What Is the Secrecy Power Trump’s Aides Are Using to Stonewall a Federal Judge?
The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual circumstances.The New York Times - 2d -
DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in deportation flights case
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations. The emergency application marks the first time the high ...The Hill - 4h -
DOJ asks Supreme Court to intervene in deportation flights case
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations. The emergency application marks the first time the high ...The Hill - 4h -
Trump administration chastises judge for making deportation flight case 'a picayune dispute'
The Justice Department chastised a federal judge’s demand for information about deportation flights that left the country over the weekend, accusing him of “digressive micromanagement” in a court ...The Hill - Mar. 19 -
Judge blocks deportations under 1798 law, orders flights turned around
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizens pursuant to the president's recent proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - Mar. 15 -
Judge orders Trump White House to disclose deportation flight details
The Trump administration went to court Monday defending its decision to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and deport hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador. On Saturday night, a judge ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Boasberg says Trump administration ‘evaded’ deadline for deportation flight info
A federal judge on Thursday said the Trump administration’s response to his request for more information on Venezuelan deportation flights was “woefully insufficient” and “evaded” obligations to ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Trump calls for impeachment of judge in deportation flight case
President Trump on Tuesday called for the impeachment of a federal judge who directed flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to be turned around in what has become a contentious battle with the ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Judge orders Trump administration to reveal details of deportation flights to El Salvador
The Trump administration has until noon Tuesday to share details with a federal judge about the deportation flights carrying undocumented Venezuelans with alleged gang ties over the weekend. CBS ...CBS News - Mar. 18 -
Judge demands answers after Trump administration ignores rulings over deportation flights
A judge is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration ignored his ruling on a series of deportation flights. According to the Constitution, the decision should have been binding. However, ...CBS News - Mar. 18 -
Breakdown of Alien Enemies Act and Trump administration's deportation flights against judge's order
The Trump administration has until noon Tuesday to share details with a federal judge about the deportation flights carrying undocumented Venezuelans. The White House carried out the flights even ...CBS News - Mar. 18 -
Trump administration pushes to have deportation case reassigned to another judge
The Trump administration is pushing to change the judge overseeing a challenge to the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out swift deportations. The Justice Department made ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Judge gives Trump administration 1 more day to turn over deportation flight info
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg gave the Trump administration a one-day extension to turn over information about deportation flights that left the country Saturday, as the government suggests it ...The Hill - Mar. 19 -
Venezuela reaches agreement with US to resume deportations
The Trump administration has reached an agreement with the government of Venezuela that will allow the United States to resume deportations flights of Venezuelan migrants who are in the country ...NBC News - 5d -
Administration’s Details on Deportation Flights ‘Woefully Insufficient,’ Judge Says
In an angry order, the judge, James E. Boasberg, told the Trump administration to explain why he should not find that officials had violated his instructions for the flights to return to the United ...The New York Times - Mar. 20 -
Trump on deportation flight judge getting Signal chat case: ‘Disgraceful’
President Trump doubled down on his criticism of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Thursday, calling him "disgraceful" after the judge was named to oversee the case involving a Signal group ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights
A federal judge lashed out at the Trump administration Monday for refusing to answer questions about flights deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act after he ordered them to turn ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
With Deportations, Trump Steps Closer to Showdown With Judicial Branch
“Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights to his country turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
Trump administration empties Guantánamo of migrants, flies all back to US
The Trump administration’s plans to detain migrants in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, hit another roadblock this week after all 40 such individuals held there were sent back to the United States, with no ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Judge in Trump deportation case will oversee Signal chat lawsuit
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, who has been assigned to President Trump’s Venezuelan deportation case, has now been assigned to the lawsuit about the Trump administration’s use of a ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump to invoke wartime power from 1798 for Guantanamo deportations
President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Bondi on continued deportation flights despite judge's order: 'Absolutely'
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration would “absolutely” continue to remove undocumented Venezuelan immigrants on deportation flights despite a ruling from a federal judge ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Bondi says judge has 'no right' to ask flight deportation questions
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the district judge who ordered the Trump administration to return deportation flights over the weekend has “no right” to be asking questions about the specifics. ...The Hill - Mar. 19 -
Trump administration says deportation flights were over international waters before judge's order
The Trump administration over the weekend deported hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act despite a judge ordering them not to. CBS News immigration and politics reporter ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Border czar says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights
Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar," said the administration wouldn't defy court orders from challenges over its using the Alien Enemies Act to deport undocumented migrants.ABC News - 4d -
What is the Alien Enemies Act Trump invoked to speed deportations?
President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
DOJ contends judge didn't have authority to order return of 2 deportation flights
The Trump administration is arguing in a filing that a judge's directive ordering authorities to turn around two deportation flights last week was not a binding order.ABC News - 2d -
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge on Saturday preemptively blocked the Trump administration's reported efforts to quickly deport five Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798. The move from ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights
Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations. The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations
President Trump is lashing out again against the top federal judge who issued an order stopping deportation flights of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - Mar. 19 -
Who Is James Boasberg, the Judge Trump Wants to Impeach Over Deportation Flights?
President Trump has called for Judge Boasberg to be impeached after he ruled against the administration over the president’s efforts to use a law from 1798 to speed deportations.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
Appeals court to hear arguments over deportation flights
Trump and the DOJ spent much of last week in a heated back-and-forth on the case with Judge James Boasberg.NBC News - 4d -
Judge demands answers from White House on deportation flights to El Salvador
Jeb Boasberg instructs Trump administration to explain how refusal to return flights did not violate court order. A federal judge instructed the Trump administration on Thursday to explain why its ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
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Judge rebukes Trump administration for ignoring orders in deportation flights case; Mariah Carey wins "All I Want for Christmas Is You" copyright disputeCBS News - 6d