India, March 17 -- A US federal judge's order blocking the Donald Trump administration's move to deport hundreds of alleged illegal immigrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act failed to yield an immediate result as the verbal order to turn the planes around was not specified in a written order.

Flights were mid air at the time of the ruling.

The US government deported over deported over 200 Venezuelans to a sprawling prison in El Salvador. Another aircraft was headed for Honduras.

The White House, which has already labelled Tren de Aragua a terrorist organisation, had prepared to transfer about 300 suspected members to detention in El Salvador, AP reported. The Donald Trump administration had agreed to pay El Salvador $6 million to imp...