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Anna Betts in New York

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

a handcuffed man with his head held down
More than 250 suspected gang members arrive in El Salvador by plane on Sunday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The White House has denied allegations that it engaged in a “a blatant violation” of a judge’s order by deporting about 250 Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador on Saturday, with the US border czar appearing to contradict the denial on Monday by declaring: “I don’t care what the judges think.”

The US district judge James E Boasberg has scheduled a hearing for Monday afternoon to demand an explanation about why his Saturday order temporarily blocking the deportation flights had apparently been ignored.

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