A federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to explain its deportation flights amid a court ruling sparks a fierce legal battle, with President Trump calling the judge’s actions ’ridiculous.’ The escalating conflict raises questions about executive authority and judicial compliance.

Boasberg had given the administration until noon Thursday to either provide more details about the flights or make a claim that it must be withheld because it would harm “state secrets.” The administration resisted the judge’s request, calling it an “unnecessary judicial fishing” expedition.

The U.S. judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from invoking wartime powers to deport migrants has for years handled high-stakes cases involving sensitive security or political issues - sometimes ruling in Trump's favor.