Judge chides DOJ 'disobedience,' gives one-day extension to provide information on deportation flights

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has provided the Department of Justice with a one-day extension to answer his questions regarding Saturday’s deportation flights to El Salvador. The judge issued a ruling to block the deportations while the flights were in the air.

Boasberg requested answers to his questions about the timing of the deportation flights and custody handover of deportees. The Trump administration argued the “aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory” when the ruling was made. The Department of Justice pushed back on Boasberg’s request Wednesday, prompting the judge to warn of “consequences” if his questions are not answered.