The federal judge attempting to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act said Thursday that the Justice Department provided a “woefully insufficient” response to his demands for more details on the deportation flights.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote in a three-page ruling that he was not satisfied with the submission of an ICE officer attesting that deportation flights carrying 250 illegal aliens, including suspected gang members, had left before he issued an order to stop the flights. Boasberg also said he needed more information about the ICE officer’s statement indicating the Trump administration was considering the invocation of state secrets privilege.
“This is woefully insufficient. To begin, the Government cannot proffer a regional ICE official to attest to Cabinet-level discussions of the…
