DoJ confirms Cabinet discussions on keeping deportation info secret [View all]

Bart Jansen
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Cabinet-level discussions were happening Friday to discuss whether President Donald Trump should invoke the state-secrets privilege to avoid disclosing information about deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act,



Justice Department confirms Cabinet talks about Trump keeping deportation info secret
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WASHINGTON – Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Cabinet-level discussions were happening Friday to discuss whether President Donald Trump should invoke the state-secrets privilege to avoid disclosing information about deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act,

Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to provide details about deportation flights on Saturday, such as how many passengers they carried and where they landed. He is weighing whether the government defied his oral and written orders that day which temporarily blocked the deportations during the court fight over whether they are justified.

But Attorney General Pam Bondi led Justice Department lawyers in arguing that revealing information about the flights could lead to "catastrophic" harm to foreign affairs. The lawyers contend Trump had the authority to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan crime gang Tren de Aragua ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/21/trump-cabinet-doj-venezuelan-deportation-secret/82589581007/