Trump Administration Pushes Forward with Deportation Flights Regardless of Judge's Stay

Buckle up, folks—things are heating up in Washington! Attorney General Pam Bondi just had a gasket blow on Fox News, saying the Trump administration is full steam ahead with deportation flights for illegal Venezuelan immigrants, regardless of a federal judge ordering them to put on the brakes. "Absolutely," she said on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Monday night, guest-hosted by Jeanine Pirro. Bondi’s not backing down, and neither is Team Trump, as they lean hard into a 200-year-old law to kick out nearly 300 people they’re calling “foreign terrorists.” Let’s unpack this wild ride!

It all started Saturday when U.S. District Judge James Boasberg threw a wrench in Trump’s plans. He slapped a temporary hold on the president under the Alien Enemies Act—a 1798 artifact that gives the government the authority to detain and deport individuals from "enemy" countries with barely any commotion. Trump's administration had flagged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as terrorists, and last weekend, they pushed 261 of them onto planes to El Salvador. But Boasberg wasn't having it—he ordered them to turn those planes around pronto, around 6:45 p.m. EDT. The catch is, the official written order hadn't yet hit the court's system until 7:26 p.m., and Trump's people claim the planes had already taken off by then.

Bondi clocked out on Fox, calling Boasberg's move a nosy overreach. "This one federal judge thinks he can conduct foreign policy for the entire country—he can't! ” she fired off. She’s got a point she wants to hammer home: the president’s in charge of national security, not some courtroom in D.C. “These are terrorists, identified and tagged by the president himself, and we’re sticking to the Alien Enemies Act,” Bondi said, brushing off the judge’s ruling like it’s yesterday’s news.

She asserted that Boasberg is overreaching on matters he shouldn't touch—grand talk from the top law boss! The White House is also defending her. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Sunday they had already flown out those 261 gang members before the written directive of the judge. "All the planes were out of U.S. territory before that paper hit," she said matter-of-factly. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who sued to stop this over five Venezuelans in custody, isn't buying it—they're blaming and saying those planes should have turned back when Boasberg cried foul. But Trump's camp?

They're not releasing flight data, keeping the judge and the ACLU in the dark. And it's not just Bondi throwing punches—other big-name players in Trump's circle are weighing in loud and clear. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller didn't mince words Monday: "This is the most illegal order a judge has ever issued to us in our lifetimes." He's arguing Boasberg's got no right to boss the president's national security game plan around. "Trump's on top of his game here, exercising every bit of his constitutional authority," Miller said, portraying this as a slam-dunk victory for the White House. Meanwhile, Border Czar Tom Homan took it even further on "Fox & Friends," dismissing judges like pesky flies.

"I don't care what they think—I don't care!" he snarled, doubling down on the push to purge those they see as threats. So what's going on with these flights? Trump officials say they're targeting members of the Tren de Aragua gang—bad actors people they've designated terrorists. Those planes left Texas over the weekend, refueled in Honduras, and landed in El Salvador, where national president Nayib Bukele is waiting to close them up tight.

Boasberg's demanding answers by Tuesday at noon—when the planes took off, who was on board, and why's the government messing with the information? But Trump's people aren't backing down, invoking national security. This war's got everyone talking—it's the president against a judge, and deportation flights in between. Bondi and team are risking their reputations on Trump's authority, and Boasberg holding ground for the courts. Will more planes take off? Will the judge get his answers?

One thing for sure—this fight's not anywhere close to being over, and it's keeping us all on the edge of our seats! What are your thoughts—can Trump keep flying, or do we have the last word courtesy of a judge?