Adrian Florido

The court's order was brief and unsigned, but its ramifications were clear. The government can, for the time being, move forward with expelling about 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua who benefited from the program known as humanitarian parole. The Biden administration had temporarily allowed them into the U.S. as long as they had a private sponsor.

The court's order was brief and unsigned, but its ramifications were clear. The government can, for the time being, move forward with expelling about 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua who benefited from the program known as humanitarian parole. The Biden administration had temporarily allowed them into the U.S. as long as they had a private sponsor.

President Trump tried to revoke their status on his first day in office, but lower courts blocked him. The program's ultimate fate is still being litigated, but for now the justices have said deportations can proceed.

President Trump tried to revoke their status on his first day in office, but lower courts blocked him. The program's ultimate fate is still being litigated, but for now the justices have said deportations can proceed.

Justices Katanji Brown-Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, citing, quote, the devastating consequences of allowing the government to precipitously upend the lives of close to half a million people. Adrian Florido, NPR News.

Justices Katanji Brown-Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, citing, quote, the devastating consequences of allowing the government to precipitously upend the lives of close to half a million people. Adrian Florido, NPR News.

Well, Judge Boasberg said that government officials could have obeyed his order to turn those planes around, but chose not to. A little context, eh? On March 15th, President Trump said he'd invoked the Wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 so he could quickly deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without hearings.

Well, Judge Boasberg said that government officials could have obeyed his order to turn those planes around, but chose not to. A little context, eh? On March 15th, President Trump said he'd invoked the Wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 so he could quickly deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without hearings.

Well, Judge Boasberg said that government officials could have obeyed his order to turn those planes around, but chose not to. A little context, eh? On March 15th, President Trump said he'd invoked the Wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 so he could quickly deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without hearings.

That same day, officials in Texas loaded dozens of men onto two airplanes. The ACLU, though, found out what was happening and sued because it said these men needed to be allowed to challenge their deportations. During an emergency hearing in D.C. that evening, Judge Boasberg told the government lawyers that if those planes had already left, they needed to turn them around.

That same day, officials in Texas loaded dozens of men onto two airplanes. The ACLU, though, found out what was happening and sued because it said these men needed to be allowed to challenge their deportations. During an emergency hearing in D.C. that evening, Judge Boasberg told the government lawyers that if those planes had already left, they needed to turn them around.

That same day, officials in Texas loaded dozens of men onto two airplanes. The ACLU, though, found out what was happening and sued because it said these men needed to be allowed to challenge their deportations. During an emergency hearing in D.C. that evening, Judge Boasberg told the government lawyers that if those planes had already left, they needed to turn them around.

That didn't happen, though. The planes landed in El Salvador and the country's president locked the men up. Boasberg, in his ruling yesterday, said the government could have returned the planes because they took off during his hearing. And he wrote that, quote, the Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders.

That didn't happen, though. The planes landed in El Salvador and the country's president locked the men up. Boasberg, in his ruling yesterday, said the government could have returned the planes because they took off during his hearing. And he wrote that, quote, the Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders.

That didn't happen, though. The planes landed in El Salvador and the country's president locked the men up. Boasberg, in his ruling yesterday, said the government could have returned the planes because they took off during his hearing. And he wrote that, quote, the Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders.

Well, Boasberg gave the government until next week to do one of two things. He said it could, in his words, reassert custody of the men it deported so they can challenge their deportations in federal courts. They are still in that Salvadoran prison, and many of their families have denied that they are gang members.

Well, Boasberg gave the government until next week to do one of two things. He said it could, in his words, reassert custody of the men it deported so they can challenge their deportations in federal courts. They are still in that Salvadoran prison, and many of their families have denied that they are gang members.

Well, Boasberg gave the government until next week to do one of two things. He said it could, in his words, reassert custody of the men it deported so they can challenge their deportations in federal courts. They are still in that Salvadoran prison, and many of their families have denied that they are gang members.

If the government chooses not to do that, though, Boasberg said, then he wants the names of the specific government officials who ignored his order. He said he will force them to testify, and if necessary, he will appoint a lawyer to criminally prosecute them for contempt, and they could face fines or prison.

If the government chooses not to do that, though, Boasberg said, then he wants the names of the specific government officials who ignored his order. He said he will force them to testify, and if necessary, he will appoint a lawyer to criminally prosecute them for contempt, and they could face fines or prison.