Court-Defiance

Kristi Noem Denies Defying Court Order on National Television, Calls Judges "Activist"

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On November 30, 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker and publicly denied defying a federal court order—despite the Justice Department having admitted in court filings just four days earlier that she personally made the …

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DOJ Reveals Kristi Noem Made Final Decision to Defy Judge's Order on El Salvador Deportation Flights

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On November 26, 2025, the Department of Justice disclosed in a court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to proceed with deportation flights to El Salvador despite U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s explicit order on March 15 to turn the planes around. …

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ICE Deports Man to Laos Despite Federal Court Order Blocking Removal, Ignoring Torture and Persecution Risk

| Importance: 9/10

On October 25, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported Chanthila “Shawn” Souvannarath, 44, to Laos in direct violation of a federal court order issued just one day earlier. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana had issued a …

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