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Attorneys allege ICE planned Iran deportation flight despite court order

Court hearing the emergency motion

Eleven Iranian nationals were moved from Arizona detention centers late on Nov. 7 and scheduled for a 4 a.m. charter flight to Pakistan the next morning, according to an emergency court filing. Their lawyers said the government had not given a federal judge the five business days' notice she required before any removal to Iran.

Updated 3 days ago

Trump keeps troops in the capital—for now: appeals court freezes order to end D.C. guard deployment

Force in Play

Issued the preliminary injunction ordering the deployment to end

The troops are still in Washington. The D.C. Circuit's stay kept the deployment in place while the appeal proceeds, and the mission continued through the 2026 election, with Guard members seen at ballot boxes in October.

Updated Oct 16