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Monday, March 17, 2025

President Trump's border czar Tom Homan on Monday doubled down on the decision to defy a court order that barred the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

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More: Why it matters: The White House's decision to disregard a federal judge's order has set up a legal battle that could make its way to the Supreme Court and define the limits of Trump's deportation powers.

Driving the news: Homan claimed in a Fox News interview Monday that the two deportation flights to El Salvador did not need to be turned around because they were already above international waters when the order came through.

"We are going to make this country safe again ... I'm proud to be a part of this administration. We are not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the Left thinks. We're coming," he added.
Asked what was coming next in the administration's deportation efforts, Homan said: "Another flight. Another flight every day."

Catch up quick: By going through with the flights, the White House effectively ignored U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's Saturday order barring the deportation of about 250 Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act of 1789.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement the judge's order had "no lawful basis" and "was issued after terrorist TdA aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory."
It's not clear how many of the immigrants were deported under the 18th century law or other immigration statutes. It's likewise unclear what process was used to determine whether all the people on the flights were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, as the administration claimed.

Zoom out: Homan confirmed to Fox News that the administration's decision came after Trump signed an executive order Saturday invoking the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II.

The act allows the government to detain and remove immigrants with little to no due process. It was most famously used during World War II to help justify Japanese internment.
Homan called Trump's use of the law a "game-changer."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-03-17 01:34 PM | Reply

Trump's border czar: "I don't care what the judges think"

That seems like a thing one should not say before violating court orders.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-17 02:17 PM | Reply

"Judge seeks sworn declaration from Justice Department in deportation case
March 17, 2025 6:03 PM ET

A federal judge Monday ordered the U.S. Justice Department to provide a sworn declaration by noon Tuesday with details on how plane-loads of alleged members of Tren de Aragua were deported despite his order to turn the planes around.

The hearing on Monday centered on whether the government complied with Judge James Boasberg's temporary restraining order including a debate about when exactly the order was issued and where U.S. custody over deportees ends. Also discussed: whether an oral order versus a written order holds the same weight when it comes to restraining government action."

www.npr.org

But the Lyin' King don' care what some Judge says. It's good to be King!

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-17 06:53 PM | Reply

I was told on good authority that these people weren't authoritarians.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-17 09:55 PM | Reply

"I don't care what the judges think"

Any of our (R)esident Constitutionalists want to chime in?

FFS, it didn't even take 60 days to get to a crisis.

#5 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-03-17 10:04 PM | Reply

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