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Coverage dated November 25, 2025

Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says

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The DOJ said Kristi Noem was the Trump official who refused a judge’s order to stop deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.

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  1. NBC New York

    Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says (opens NBC New York)

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    The DOJ said Kristi Noem was the Trump official who refused a judge’s order to stop deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador.

  2. The Guardian

    Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says (opens The Guardian)

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    Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US

  3. UPI

    Justice Department says Kristi Noem gave final call on Venezuelan deportations (opens UPI)

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    The Justice Department said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the final call against a federal court order to transfer more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador.

  4. Fox News

    Noem greenlit deportation flights after judge’s emergency order, DOJ reveals — fueling contempt fight (opens Fox News)

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    A new Justice Department filing reveals DHS Secretary Kristi Noem approved the transfer of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s emergency order.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the

  6. CNN

    DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order (opens CNN)

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    The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with flights carrying migrants being deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn the planes around.

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