Mon Mar 17 17:57:18 UTC 2025: ## White House Confident of Victory in Court Challenge Over Venezuelan Gang Expulsions
**WASHINGTON D.C.** – The White House expressed unwavering confidence Monday in its legal defense against a court challenge to the expulsion of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. A judge has ordered a hearing regarding the administration’s use of wartime legislation to facilitate the expulsions.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the administration acted lawfully and anticipates a favorable court outcome. “We are wholly confident that we are going to win this case in court,” Leavitt told reporters. The specifics of the legal challenge and the wartime legislation employed were not detailed in the White House statement.
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