Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration could not use an 18th-century law to deport people without a hearing, instructing any planes in the air to turn back. Despite this, over 200 migrants, including alleged gang members, were sent to El Salvador on three planes, none of which landed before the judge’s order. The administration argued they did not defy the order as the written version did not include the specific instruction to turn planes around, and the cases of the deportees were not covered by the order.

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