There is a "fair likelihood" the Trump administration violated a court order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely invoked 18th-century law, a U.S. judge said on Thursday.

The Trump administration is carrying out a mass deportation campaign, with actions specifically targeting the Venezuelan migrant population.

The temporary program allows Venezuelans to work lawfully in the U.S. and avoid deportation while their country is riddled with crime and unrest.