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

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, on the newest of 4 developments

The federal judge demanded answers after flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants landed in El Salvador after the judge temporarily blocked the deportations.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump administration briefing: Judge halts bid to use 18th-century wartime act for deportations

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights - Boston News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

  3. Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  4. Newest

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

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Trump administration briefing: Judge halts bid to use 18th-century wartime act for deportations (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    District judge orders planes be turned around after Trump deploys obscure act against Venezuelans; strikes ordered on Houthis in Yemen – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance

  2. New York Post

    Fed judge orders deportation flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gangbangers to return to US, blocks Trump from invoking Alien Enemies Act (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A federal judge blocked President Trump on Saturday from invoking the 18th century Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without a hearing – ordering any flight carrying the supposed criminals to turn around.

  3. Fox News

    White House blasts judge for attempting to halt deportation flights to El Salvador: 'No lawful basis' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The White House expressed disapproval of a federal judge's decision to attempt a halt of their recent deportation flights, a decision considered "too late" by Nayib Bukele.

  4. WDIO Duluth

    Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally. District Court Judge James E.

  5. CNN

    How controversial deportation flights and a judge’s race to stop them unfolded, minute by minute (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked wartime powers to deport hundreds of people from the US to El Salvador. After a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge ordered the administration to stop the deportations, for now.

  6. Vox

    A judge told Trump to halt deportation flights. They went ahead anyway. (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    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

  8. The Hill

    Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    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 around the planes.

  9. Foxla

    Did Trump defy a court order? Judge questions deportations to El Salvador (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A federal judge is questioning whether the Trump administration ignored his order to halt deportations under a rarely used 1798 law. The case could test the limits of executive power on immigration.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    In court, Trump administration argues judge’s verbal order on deportation flights isn’t binding (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador in possible violation of an decision he’d issued minutes before.

  11. The Guardian

    White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judge (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Administration claims it didn’t stop flights despite judge’s instructions because he did not write it in the formal order

  12. Salon

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

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    Salon's feed description

    Trump admin officials mocked a judge's order to stop deportations while the DOJ argued the order was moot.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights signaling legal showdown (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    It’s the latest development in a showdown between the Trump administration and the judge who temporarily blocked deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration.

  15. Delaware Public Media

    Judge extends deadline for deportation flight details as DOJ continues to resist (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The Justice Department is fighting not to divulge more information about flights that deported alleged gang members to El Salvador. The federal judge is giving lawyers another day to respond.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    Legal showdown intensifies as Justice Department resists judge’s demand for more details on deportation flights (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The government is arguing that the court should end its “continued intrusions” into the authority of the executive branch.

  17. Newsweek

    Judge issues Trump administration new directive in deportation case (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Boasberg ordered the DOJ to provide information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador or make a "state secrets" claim.

  18. Delaware Public Media

    Judge calls 'woefully insufficient' the Trump administration response to his order (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.

  19. Newsweek

    Judge vs white house: deportation flights showdown explained—'catastrophic' (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    It's high noon for the Trump administration's claims that alleged South American gang members are wartime enemy combatants

  20. Anchorage Daily News

    Judge calls Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights ‘woefully insufficient’ (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The federal judge demanded answers after flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants landed in El Salvador after the judge temporarily blocked the deportations.

  21. KOB 4

    Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador has vowed to determine whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around.

  22. The Guardian

    Judge demands answers from White House on deportation flights to El Salvador (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jeb Boasberg instructs Trump administration to explain how refusal to return flights did not violate court order

  23. Green Field Reporter

    Judge calls Trump administration's latest response on deportation flights 'woefully insufficient' - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. U.S.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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