US District Judge James Boasberg reportedly pressed Department of Justice lawyers about their refusal to turn around planes carrying migrants being deported under the Trump administration’s invocation of the 1789 Alien Enemies Act during a tense Monday courtroom confrontation.
The standoff began Saturday when Judge Boasberg temporarily halted deportations of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members, Resist the Mainstream reported.
DOJ attorneys are said to have informed the judge that two planes were already airborne—one bound for Honduras and another for El Salvador—when his order was issued.
Although Boasberg verbally directed the planes to return, this instruction was not included in his written order, creating a point of contention that dominated Monday’s hearing.
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