Attorney general says deportation flights will ‘absolutely’ continue as judge’s noon deadline nears – live

Federal judge tells White House to provide more details about deportation flights by noon ET as a showdown over presidential power brews in court

The Trump administration faces a deadline of 12pm ET to provide federal judge James Boasberg with more information about the three flights carrying suspected Venezuelan gang members that were allowed to depart the United States over the weekend.

The case is the latest instance of the Trump administration apparently defying a court order – something top administration officials are making no apologies for.