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Noem OK'd El Salvador deportations despite court order: DOJ

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the call in March to transfer detainees to Salvadoran custody after a judge ordered their planes to turn around, the Justice Department disclosed Tuesday.

The big picture: A resurrected contempt inquiry into whether Noem and others defied a judge's order will test the limits of President Trump's power to fast-track deportations as he pleases.


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