Indian-origin DOJ lawyer Abhishek Kambli recently argued that a judge’s decision was not finalized until it was put into written form, as reported by the New York Times. Kambli pointed out that the written version of the decision did not even specify the instruction to turn planes around. He highlighted that a third plane, which had deportees not covered by the judge’s order, did not depart US soil when the order was issued. This legal argument sheds light on the complexities surrounding the execution of court orders in immigration cases.