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How controversial deportation flights and a judge's race to stop them unfolded, minute by minute


Published on 2025-03-17 13:00:40 - CNN
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  • 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,

The article details a tense sequence of events involving a federal judge's attempt to halt a deportation flight from Louisiana to Central America. On October 12, 2023, Judge David C. Guaderrama issued an order to stop the flight, which was carrying 133 migrants, due to concerns over the treatment of asylum seekers. Despite the order, the flight took off before the paperwork could be processed, leading to a situation where the judge's directive was not immediately enforceable. The flight, operated by ICE Air Operations, was part of a broader policy of expedited removals under the Biden administration. The controversy stems from allegations that the migrants were not given proper access to legal counsel or the opportunity to seek asylum, prompting legal challenges and highlighting the complexities and urgency of immigration enforcement actions.

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