A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from removing any migrants under the Alien Enemies Act late Saturday—but the White House said Sunday that hundreds of alleged gang members had still been sent to El Salvador.

The act is a sweeping wartime authority that allows noncitizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.

A federal judge Saturday temporarily blocked President Trump from using a centuries-old wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens who are detained in U.S. jails.During an emergency court hearing,