The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/justice-department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>Justice Department</u></a> accused a federal judge of "digressive micromanagement" Wednesday in relation to a case involving deportation flights that sent Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador over the weekend.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Justice Department to submit answers to five questions after it insisted Tuesday that the flights did not violate a court order.&nbsp;

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/03/1200/675/el-salvador-deportees-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="El Salvador deportation flights" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>A prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S. to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Sunday.</span> <span>(El Salvador presidential press office via AP)</span></p></div></div>

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.</p></div>

The Justice Department accused a federal judge of “digressive micromanagement" in relation to a case about deportation flights that sent Venezuelans to El Salvador.{ai:summary}<p>The Justice Department criticized U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for "digressive micromanagement" regarding deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador. The judge demanded responses to five questions after the DOJ claimed the flights complied with a court order. </p><p>This situation highlights tensions between the judiciary and executive branches over immigration enforcement. #politics</p>

Trump DOJ hammers judge's 'digressive micromanagement,' seeks more time to answer 5 questions

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