The White House said in a statement that it was not defying the court but at the same time argued that it was perfectly within its rights to ignore the judge’s ruling.
She added: “The administration did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens had already been removed from US territory.”
Trump had sought to use the Act’s seldom-used wartime powers to rapidly deport alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that has been linked to kidnapping, extortion and contract killings.
During the hearing, Boasberg said that any flights carrying migrants processed under the law should return to the U.S. His written notice hit the case docket at 7:25 pm ET (23:25 GMT).
The men were shown having their heads shaved after arriving in El Salvador (Photo: El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)The men were shown kneeling on the ground before they changed into the prison’s all-white uniform (Photo by El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) The men – alleged members of the Venezuelan gang – were being transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center – a mega-prison that can hold up to 40,000 inmates (Photo: El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)The video also showed the men being transported to prison in a large convoy of buses guarded by police and military vehicles and at least one helicopter.
“Oopsie… Too late,” El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele posted to the social media site X above a headline, “Fed judge orders deportation flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gangbangers to return to the US.”
His statement was reposted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who later thanked Bukele for his “assistance and friendship.”
The American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged Trump’s use of the act, has asked the administration to ensure that it has not removed any migrants in violation of the order, lead ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt told the Reuters news agency.
The US Department of Homeland Security, the State Department and the Salvadoran government did not respond to requests for comment.
The 238 men – alleged members of the Venezuelan gang – were being transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center – a mega-prison that can hold up to 40,000 inmates – for a one-year period that could be renewed, Bukele said
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