The rush by the Trump administration to deport hundreds of suspected gang members

USA News' analysis of flight data and court records indicates the Trump administration disregarded the court's decision, despite the White House's insistence that it has cooperated with a recent court order temporarily prohibiting the president from using a seldom used wartime authority.

A centuries-old statute that would allow President Donald Trump to deport any noncitizen with little to no due process was invoked, sparking the controversy.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to reroute two flights carrying noncitizens back to the United States more than 45 minutes before the first of the two flights landed in Honduras after a group of noncitizens, who were allegedly members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, sued to stop their impending deportations.

During a pause in an emergency court session regarding the constitutionality of the deportations, both of the noncitizens' aircraft took off from Texas' Valley International Airport, and they were already in the air when Judge Boasberg rendered his final ruling.

In a court filing on Sunday, the Trump administration admitted that they had previously deported "certain gang members entitled to removal under the Proclamation;" however, they contended that the noncitizens had already been deported prior to the court's 7:26 p.m. order.

At 6:46 p.m., however, Judge Boasberg had given the order to "make sure [the order] is followed with immediately."However, the flights made the brief journey to El Salvador later that evening after landing in Honduras at 7:37 and 8:10 p.m.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News that the Trump administration "did not'refuse to comply' with a court order" and that there was no discrepancy between the written ruling and the Administration's actions.

Leavitt stated that "an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically ejected from U.S. land cannot have its movements directed by a single judge in a single city."

Below is a complete timeline of events:

March 14th, Friday

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is accused of being a "hybrid criminal state that is perpetrating an invasion of and predatory incursion into the United States," according to sources who spoke to ABC News about President Donald Trump's signing of a proclamation using the Alien Enemies Act to deport it members.

The White House does not make the announcement until Saturday afternoon.

March 15th, Saturday

2 a.m.: Five Venezuelan men, backed by the Democracy Forward Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop their "imminent expulsion."

11:30 a.m.: The Trump administration is prevented from deporting the five men under the Alien Enemies Act by a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. He schedules an urgent hearing for 5:00 p.m.

1 p.m.: Boasberg's temporary restraining order is challenged by the Trump administration through the filing of a notice of appeal.

3:30 p.m.: Two buses carrying migrants depart El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, Texas. Jaime Diez, a local immigration attorney, captures video showing one bus escorted by law enforcement departing the facility at 3:36 p.m. en route to Valley International Airport.

3:51 p.m.: The White House issues a press release announcing that Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act to begin deporting alleged members of Tren de Aragua.

5 p.m.: Boasberg begins an emergency hearing to consider extending his temporary restraining order to cover any noncitizen covered under Trump's recent proclamation.

5:22 p.m.: Boasberg pauses the hearing so Department of Justice lawyers can confirm whether the Trump administration is actively deporting noncitizens pursuant to the AEA declaration. He says he is considering issuing a broader order to block the deportation of any noncitizen covered by the proclamation, noting that the ACLU has demonstrated "the harm that will befall individual plaintiffs upon removal."

5:25 p.m.: The first flight (G66143) carrying some alleged members of Tren de Aragua subject to Trump's proclamation departs Harlingen, Texas en route to Comayagua, Honduras.

5:44 p.m.: The second flight (G66145) carrying alleged members of Tren de Aragua departs.

6:44 p.m.: According to Boasberg, he will issue a temporary restraining order that will prevent any noncitizens under Trump's proclamation from being deported. "Flights are planning to depart and are now departing. "I do not think I can wait much longer," he remarked.

6:46 p.m.: If two planes are transporting noncitizens who are subject to Boasberg's injunction, he directs the DOJ to immediately turn them around.

"Any plane carrying these people that is about to take off or is already in the air needs to be returned to the United States," he stated. "You shall notify your clients of this immediately." "However that is accomplished, turning around the plane, or not embarking anyone on the plane… this is something that you need to make sure is dealt with promptly," he continued.

At 7:26 p.m., Boasberg memorializes his choice with a simple written order.

The first deportation flight (G66143), which left Texas, lands in Honduras at 7:37 p.m.

The second deportation flight (G66145) lands in Honduras around 8:10 p.m.

At 9 p.m., the Trump administration challenges Boasberg's temporary restraining order by filing a notice of appeal.

G66143, the first deportation flight, leaves Honduras for San Salvador, El Salvador, at 11:39 p.m.

G66145, the second deportation flight, leaves Honduras for San Salvador, El Salvador, at 11:43 p.m.

March 16th, Sunday

The first deportation flight (G66143) touches down in El Salvador at 12:10 a.m.

The second deportation flight (G66145) touches down in El Salvador at 12:18 a.m.

1:00 a.m.: To halt Boasberg's temporary restraining order, the Trump administration submits an urgent application to the D.C. Circuit Court.

Overnight: More than 230 suspected Tren de Aragua members are moved from American detention facilities to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. Although the Trump administration eventually admitted that "certain gang members" covered by the president's proclamation had already been deported, they maintained that the court's order had not yet been issued.

In a filing on Sunday afternoon, DOJ attorneys stated, "Federal Defendants further report, based on information from the Department of Homeland Security, that some gang members subject to removal under the Proclamation had already been removed from United States territory under the Proclamation before the issuance of this Court's second order."

7:46 a.m.: El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, posts a report about Boasberg's decree from the New York Post, captioning it, "Oopsie…Too late," and including a laughing emoji.

The United States has "delivered over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de Aragua which El Salvador has consented to imprison in their very good jails at a fair fee that will also save our taxpayer cash," claims Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 7:50 a.m.

8:13 a.m.: Bukele reports on X that El Salvador has been paid "a very cheap amount" by the United States to hold 238 suspected Tren de Aragua members for a year.

Bukele's post is shared by Rubio at 8:39 a.m. with the message, "Thank you for your assistance and friendship, President Bukele."Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, reports that the Trump administration had "extracted and transported" almost "300 Tren De Aragua terrorists" to El Salvador at 9:15 a.m.

3:54 p.m.: Trump praises El Salvador for removing the "monsters" from the United States and posts Bukele's video on Truth Social.

5:30 p.m.: The Trump administration promises to keep deporting noncitizens while stating in a court filing that they are following the court's decision. In accordance with the Alien Enemies Act, the Trump administration deported a few "gang members" yesterday, according to the Department of Justice. However, the removals took place prior to the court's order.