We were already over international waters, near land and landing. We did what we had to, to relocate terrorists, he says to Fox News.
Homan believes that the judge's decision "lacks logic".
The deportations are taking place after Trump invoked a war law from 1798 to be able to deport more people, faster. The immediate goal is to quickly deport what is claimed to be members of the Venezuelan cartel Tren de Aragua, which Trump considers to have "invaded" the USA.
The White House has, via press secretary Karoline Leavitt, denied that they intentionally disregarded the judge's order, which applies for 14 days. At the same time, she has described the verdict as "illegal", writes AP.
Two rights organizations, ACLU and Democracy Forward, which have sued the state regarding the deportations, are urging the court to demand that the government under oath explains what really happened.
The USA has paid El Salvador to receive migrants and put them in custody.
