
White House blasts judge for attempting to halt deportation flights to El Salvador: 'No lawful basis'
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The White House expressed disapproval of a federal judge's decision to attempt a halt of their recent deportation flights, a decision considered "too late" by Nayib Bukele.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg recently ordered an immediate stop to the deportations in order to determine whether Trump's invocation of the 1798 act was legal – but a Trump administration official told Fox News that the planes carrying the migrants had already left U.S. airspace when the judge issued his order. Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
In a statement to Fox News on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Trump administration "did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order."