Boasberg said that while he was "sympathetic," he doesn't believe he has the authority to block more deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, who handed the AP a victory last week, said it's too soon to say President Trump is violating his order, as the AP suggests.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members. Boasberg made the ruling at a hearing on Friday evening to weigh the ACLU's request for an emergency order blocking the administration from deporting people under the Alien Enemies Act.