US deports hundreds of immigrants despite court order

The Trump administration deported hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge temporarily blocking the deportations under an 18th-century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members. Flights carrying immigrants were already in the air when the ruling was issued, prompting criticism from legal experts and government officials. The immigrants were sent to El Salvador’s prisons, sparking controversy over the use of an ancient law and concerns about human rights violations.

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