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Trump Admin Invokes State Secrets Privilege In Gang Member Deportation Case

The Trump administration invoked state secrets privilege on Monday after a federal judge demanded more information about the deportation of suspected gang members to El Salvador.  Attorney General Pam Bondi told U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in a filing that giving him more specific flight details would compromise national security. Bondi said Boasberg has all …

The Trump administration invoked state secrets privilege on Monday after a federal judge demanded more information about the deportation of suspected gang members to El Salvador. 

Attorney General Pam Bondi told U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in a filing that giving him more specific flight details would compromise national security. Bondi said Boasberg has all the information he needed to preside over the case, including statements from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem backing the assertion of state secrets privilege.