Jess Bravin

Get a free throw and sort of— That's right. You can overrule.

Get a free throw and sort of— That's right. You can overrule.

Sure. Obviously, we know this administration has a very, very harsh view of illegal immigration and immigration rights in general. The ACLU got wind of the plan to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as a way to essentially short-circuit immigration procedures to use an emergency kind of wartime power to remove enemy aliens online. without going through immigration courts and the usual process.

Sure. Obviously, we know this administration has a very, very harsh view of illegal immigration and immigration rights in general. The ACLU got wind of the plan to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as a way to essentially short-circuit immigration procedures to use an emergency kind of wartime power to remove enemy aliens online. without going through immigration courts and the usual process.

Sure. Obviously, we know this administration has a very, very harsh view of illegal immigration and immigration rights in general. The ACLU got wind of the plan to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as a way to essentially short-circuit immigration procedures to use an emergency kind of wartime power to remove enemy aliens online. without going through immigration courts and the usual process.

So they then filed an emergency motion in the federal district court in Washington, D.C., asking for an order to stop the government from doing this. And the judge said, all right, well, slow down. I'm going to issue an order to pause this for 14 days so I can consider these legal arguments.

So they then filed an emergency motion in the federal district court in Washington, D.C., asking for an order to stop the government from doing this. And the judge said, all right, well, slow down. I'm going to issue an order to pause this for 14 days so I can consider these legal arguments.

So they then filed an emergency motion in the federal district court in Washington, D.C., asking for an order to stop the government from doing this. And the judge said, all right, well, slow down. I'm going to issue an order to pause this for 14 days so I can consider these legal arguments.

Yes, he is. That's right. He's an Obama appointee. He actually was a George W. Bush appointee to the local municipal court in Washington prior to that. But yes, Obama put him on the federal district court in 2011.

Yes, he is. That's right. He's an Obama appointee. He actually was a George W. Bush appointee to the local municipal court in Washington prior to that. But yes, Obama put him on the federal district court in 2011.

Yes, he is. That's right. He's an Obama appointee. He actually was a George W. Bush appointee to the local municipal court in Washington prior to that. But yes, Obama put him on the federal district court in 2011.

There is some opacity about exactly what happened next. The administration went forward with its removal of these Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador. And they say that they did not disobey the judge, although the judge verbally said, don't take off the plane, turn the plane around if it's in the air.

There is some opacity about exactly what happened next. The administration went forward with its removal of these Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador. And they say that they did not disobey the judge, although the judge verbally said, don't take off the plane, turn the plane around if it's in the air.

There is some opacity about exactly what happened next. The administration went forward with its removal of these Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador. And they say that they did not disobey the judge, although the judge verbally said, don't take off the plane, turn the plane around if it's in the air.

The administration says they didn't disobey the judge, that his order was not final until it was reduced to writing. And the written version didn't say anything about turning around a plane. And so they complied with his order.

The administration says they didn't disobey the judge, that his order was not final until it was reduced to writing. And the written version didn't say anything about turning around a plane. And so they complied with his order.

The administration says they didn't disobey the judge, that his order was not final until it was reduced to writing. And the written version didn't say anything about turning around a plane. And so they complied with his order.

Well, it's very significant if they did, in fact, ignore a court order. Now, they're going to say—I mean, they are saying that there was not a valid court order in effect when they did what they did. But they also say that he—that this judge doesn't have the authority to do it. So they're sort of saying both things. One, he issued an illegal order—

Well, it's very significant if they did, in fact, ignore a court order. Now, they're going to say—I mean, they are saying that there was not a valid court order in effect when they did what they did. But they also say that he—that this judge doesn't have the authority to do it. So they're sort of saying both things. One, he issued an illegal order—

Well, it's very significant if they did, in fact, ignore a court order. Now, they're going to say—I mean, they are saying that there was not a valid court order in effect when they did what they did. But they also say that he—that this judge doesn't have the authority to do it. So they're sort of saying both things. One, he issued an illegal order—