
How controversial deportation flights and a judge’s race to stop them unfolded, minute by minute
CNN
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked wartime powers to deport hundreds of people from the US to El Salvador. After a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge ordered the administration to stop the deportations, for now. Here’s a timeline of where the deportation flights were as the legal case unfolded:
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked wartime powers to deport hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the US to El Salvador. After a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge ordered the administration to stop the deportations, for now. Here’s a timeline of where the deportation flights were as the legal case unfolded: March 15 before noon (all times Eastern) US District Judge James Boasberg issues a written order temporarily blocking the government from removing five specific individuals who sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act. March 15 at 5:00 p.m. Judge James Boasberg’s hearing begins, according to a CNN reporter covering the proceedings March 15 at 5:22 p.m.