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White House May Have Defied Court Order To Halt Deportation Flights of Venezuelan Gang Members: Report

The reported decision by the administration to openly defy a court order could, if true, mark a new escalation of President Trump’s feud with the judiciary and trigger what some in anti-Trump circles are already calling a 'constitutional crisis.'

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A deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts a brief before an early morning operation. AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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Federal Judge Orders Planeloads of Deported Venezuelan Gang Members To Return to America

It remains unclear Sunday whether the Trump administration complied with the judge’s ruling, with the president of El Salvador — the planes’ intended destination — and Secretary Rubio both stating that the deportation operations had already concluded.

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