The White House steadfastly defended its decision to proceed with multiple deportation flights over the weekend, despite an order to pause by a federal judge.

(CNN) — The Trump administration has sparked controversy with its move Sunday to deport 261 people, some of whom it alleges are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, to an infamous maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Trump administration rebuffs claims of defying judge’s ruling to halt deportations as legal battles over presidential authority intensify - Anadolu Ajansı