White House Says Mass Deportations Will Continue as DOJ Contests Court Order

Attorney General Pam Bondi and other DOJ officials are asking a federal judge to pause a deadline on providing more information on the deportation flights.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on March 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump will continue his mass deportations of illegal immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 19.

This comes amid an ongoing legal battle between the Justice Department and a federal judge who ordered the flights to cease this past week.