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A federal appeals court issued a decision in a high-profile immigration case challenging the Trump administration's authority to deport Venezuelan nationals via a 1798 wartime law.
A federal judge on Friday ruled a restraining order on the Alien Enemies Act will be extended through April 12, while another judge in Boston blocks deportation of migrants.
Weekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees
Some information demanded by a judge about flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members is likely to remain private, the Justice Department said.
The Trump admin urged the Supreme Court to review a freeze on its use of an 18th-century law to fast-track deportations of Venezuelans, including alleged gang members.
Deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants resumed on Sunday after the Trump administration struck a deal with Nicholás Maduro following a weeks-long standoff between the two countries.
The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
A judge refused to lift his block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, saying Venezuelans deserve a chance to deny being gang members.