White House questions authority of judge’s verbal order on Venezuelan deportation flights
- The Trump administration did not comply with a federal judge's deportation order, leading to a contentious courtroom hearing on March 17, 2025, as reported by Andrew Weissmann.
- U.S. District Judge James Boasberg expressed incredulity at the Trump administration's failure to comply with his oral deportation order, seeking further clarification from government lawyers.
- Lawyers for the Trump administration claimed that the judge's verbal order was superseded by a written order, which drew criticism from Judge Boasberg during a hearing.
- Andrew Weissmann described the court situation as 'gobsmacked,' highlighting the judge's demand for factual clarity from the government attorneys.
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Justice Department says Venezuelan deportations did not defy judge
U.S. government lawyers said the weekend deportation of two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members didn’t violate a judge’s written order barring use of a controversial law.


DOJ insists El Salvador deportation flights did not violate court order
close Video Judge puts White House on deadline to answer specific questions on deportation flights The ‘Fox & Friends’ co-hosts discuss the latest on the legal feud between the Trump administration and an Obama-appointed judge over deportation flights to El Salvador. The Justice Department insisted Tuesday that deportation flights that sent Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador over the weekend did not violate a court order. The federal respon…


Trump’s Department of Justice seeks to oust judge who challenged deportation flights
President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority
Trump pushes off criminal migrants under martial law – and trickes the rule of law
The US president activates an old war law to deport Venezuelan gang members. Although a judge blocks this, the government no longer lets the planes turn. Critics see another step in Trump's «authoritarian script».
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