Judge extends deadline for Trump administration to provide details on Venezuela deportation flights

Luc Cohen - Reuters - 19/03
A U.S. judge on Wednesday extended his deadline for President Donald Trump's administration to provide more details about flights deporting hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, after the administration accused him of overstepping his judicial authority.
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March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday extended his deadline for President Donald Trump's administration to provide more details about flights deporting hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, after the administration accused him of overstepping his judicial authority.
Justice Department lawyers said in an earlier court filing that Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was improperly intruding on presidential discretion to handle sensitive diplomatic and national security matters. They asked him to delay his order that they provide more details by noon on Wedne...
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