Plaintiffs Urge Judge to Address Federal Government’s Possible Violation of Federal Court Order

Deportation flights discharged illegal immigrants even after a judge said the immigrants should be brought back to the United States.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on March 16, 2025. Brendaon Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Plaintiffs in a legal case against the U.S. government on March 17 urged a federal judge to seek answers from the government regarding compliance with President Donald Trump’s orders on deportation flights.

“Plaintiffs remain extremely concerned that ... the government may have violated the Court’s command,” lawyers for Venezuelan immigrants told U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in a filing.