Has the Trump administration violated a court order with deportation of Venezuelan gang members?

Venezuelan gang members were deported from the U.S. under the Trump administration amid a judge issuing a court order against it. NBC News' Danny Cevallos breaks down the legality of the deportations used with the Alien Enemies Act.

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US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order

The White House says it has removed Venezuelan gang members and denies violating a court order.
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White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador. US politics live – latest updates The White House has denied allegations that it engaged in ...
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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 ...
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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 - 2d
Trump clash with courts on Venezuela flights cues concerns of constitutional crisis

The Trump administration’s removal of more than 130 Venezuelans amid a court battle to block their deportation has ignited alarm it may have violated a court order barring its use of the Alien ...
The Hill - 23h
Trump invokes wartime act, orders deportation of suspected Venezuelan gangs

President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.
CBS News - 2d
GOP lawmaker pushes to impeach judge over order to halt deportations

Republican Rep. Brandon Gill (Texas) said he would be pushing to impeach the federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to halt deportations of Venezuelan gang members over the weekend. ...
The Hill - 1d
DOJ seeks to boot judge questioning Trump deportations, lawyer warns of 'constitutional crisis'

The Trump administration has used the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to Central America.
CNBC - 9h
Judge orders hearing over Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act despite court ruling

A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday afternoon on whether the Trump administration violated a court order against using a law passed in 1798 to deport hundreds of undocumented ...
CBS News - 1d
Judge incredulous in Trump deportation case as administration lawyers argue verbal court order isn’t binding – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage here . White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations What is the Alien Enemies Act and how is ...
The Guardian - 20h
Trump faces new legal battle after deporting Venezuelan migrants

President Donald Trump is defending his administration's controversial deportation of around 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador. The White House claimed authority for ...
NBC News - 1d
Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations

Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge. Alien Enemies Act: what is it and can Trump use it to deport gang members? Donald Trump ...
The Guardian - 3d
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 ...
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Trump shows optimism before Putin call; Administration defies court order, deports Venezuelans

President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday about the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump told reporters Sunday that he thinks he has a very good chance to end the war. CBS News' ...
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White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.
The New York Times - 1d
Trump's battle with court ramps up over deportation of Venezuelans

The Trump administration is facing a growing legal battle as a federal judge is now questioning whether his order halting the deportation of undocumented migrants was ignored. The Justice ...
NBC News - 10h
Trump administration ignores judge's order to divert 2 flights back to US: Sources

President Donald Trump's administration decided to ignore a judge's order to turn around two flights containing alleged Venezuelan gang members, sources said.
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White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after judge block efforts

The Trump administration announced deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.
NBC News - 2d
'Heck of a stretch': Judge grills DOJ over Trump deportation flights

A judge is hearing arguments Monday over whether officials knowingly violated a court order when they handed over 200 alleged gang members to El Salvadoran authorities.
ABC News - 23h
White House defends decision to deport alleged gang members amid legal fight

Over the weekend, the Trump administration cited a rarely-used 18th-century law to justify the deportations of suspected gang members. As Ed O'Keefe reports, the president's moves sparked a legal ...
CBS News - 21h
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 - 7h
What is Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump for deportations?

Tren de Aragua, commonly known as TdA, is the Venezuelan gang targeted by President Trump in recent mass deportations. On Saturday, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the first time it’s ...
The Hill - 1d
Judge in deportation case chides DOJ lawyer for refusing to answer key questions

The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
NBC News - 23h
Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says

One detained man’s lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution in his home country, not a gang member. A lawyer for one of the Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious mega ...
The Guardian - 3h
US deports Venezuelans after judge blocks Trump’s use of wartime law

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele agrees to jail alleged members of Tren de Aragua gang
Financial Times - 2d
The history of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

A federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether the White House violated a court order by deporting migrants without proper court hearings. The Trump administration claims it has the authority ...
CBS News - 21h
ACLU challenges White House claim it did not defy court order on Venezuelan migrants

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questioned Monday whether the White House violated a court order directing it to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants. A federal judge in ...
The Hill - 1d
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 - 9h
Trump admin live updates: White House asks court to stay deportation flights TRO

Despite a federal judge ordering deportation flights of Venezuelans to cease, video shows more deportees arriving in El Salvador.
ABC News - 2d
White House questions authority of judge's verbal order on Venezuelan deportation flights

The White House on Monday cast doubt on the authority of a verbal order from a judge directing the administration to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants out of the country. White House ...
The Hill - 1d
Homan on deportation flights: ‘I don’t care what the judges think’

Border czar Tom Homan said he doesn’t care what the judges think about the deportation flights of Venezuelan gang members as the administration faces a legal battle over the flight. “I’m proud to ...
The Hill - 1d
Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of power

The White House’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans it has accused of being gang members is an abuse of war powers that critics say could open the door to mass deportations from a ...
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Supreme Court chief justice rebukes Trump over call to impeach judge in deportation case

Trump's demand came a day after Chief Judge James Boasberg grilled a Department of Justice lawyer about deportations of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members.
CNBC - 3h
White House denies ignoring court order blocking some deportations

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held a hearing late Monday on the Trump administration's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act. Despite being blocked by the courts, the White House used ...
CBS News - 23h
Former prosecutor: Trump admin distinction between judge's verbal, non-verbal orders 'completely silly’

Former federal prosecutor Shan Wu slammed the Trump administration's decision to violate a judge's order that blocked the removal of undocumented Venezuelan immigrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies ...
The Hill - 8h
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 - 23h

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