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Legal dispute over Venezuelan deportations continues. A U.S. judge said on March 19 the Trump administration could face consequences if he finds it violated his order temporarily blocking the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, even as he gave the government more time to elaborate on the expulsions. Judge James Boasberg did not say what the consequences would be. He gave the government until noon on March 20 to provide more details. He said that officials could also invoke the state secrets doctrine, which protects sensitive national security information from being disclosed in civil litigation, and explain why they are doing so.

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