The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday paused a lower court’s orders requiring the government to reveal key details about its relationship with El Salvadoran officials in the context of Alien Enemies Act (AEA) deportations.

That win for the Trump administration could now be the final word in the case – as notices of dismissal soon followed the ruling.

In a terse, one-page order, a three-judge panel issued an administrative stay “pending appeal,” which put the kibosh on two separate disclosure orders issued by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison, a Bill Clinton appointee, earlier this week.

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi filed motions under seal with the district court and the court of appeals, making necessarily secretive arguments as to why the lower court’s orders should be stayed in the habeas corpus case brought by attorneys for Venezuelan refugee Widmer Josneyder Agelviz-Sanguino, 24.

The appellate court’s order means the government will no longer have to provide a laundry list of details about the notorious prison in El Salvador known as the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT).

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In the underlying case, also filed under seal, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus was submitted by Agelviz-Sanguino’s legal team earlier this month after his name appeared on a flight manifest of the 238 men sent to CECOT in violation of a bench ruling by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg.

On Monday, following a hearing, Ellison issued an order requiring the government to confirm Agelviz-Sanguino’s whereabouts and establishing his access to legal counsel.

The initial order required the government to file a declaration within 24 hours “confirming the current location and health status of Agelviz-Sanguino, as well as the legal basis for his continued detention.” Additionally, the judge required the government to restore “and help maintain attorney-client communication between Agelviz-Sanguino and his counsel” as well as provide his legal team with “direct contact information” for CECOT “including a designated point of contact responsible for ensuring compliance” within 48 hours.

The order also required a progress report, to be filed within 72 hours, detailing what steps the government took to comply with the order “including any logistical arrangements made with El Salvadoran authorities.”

The judge, however, foresaw some issues and offered caveats – giving the government additional work to do if they were unable to establish communication with Agelviz-Sanguino due to Salvadoran officials.

Bondi, for her part, quickly filed for, and quickly received, extensions of time to comply. But when the government finally filed their motion regarding compliance, Ellison was not at all pleased.

“Defendants’ declaration provided no meaningful information regarding Plaintiff Agelviz-Sanguino’s location, health, or the legal basis for his detention,” the court noted late Wednesday. “The U.S. Embassy’s purported inquiry to El Salvadoran authorities—unsupported by details or evidence—does not satisfy the Court’s previous order.”