A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for the Trump administration to provide details on the Venezuelan deportation flights.

Administration officials now have until noon ET Thursday to satisfy the judge’s demands. The original deadline was noon Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who was nominated to the federal bench by former President Barack Obama, also said that officials, instead of offering details, can invoke the state secrets doctrine and explain why Venezuelan gang members were deported.

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