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Story summary
- U.S. federal judge barred the Department of Homeland Security from using funds for campaign ads, yet they aired.
- Nearly 400 ad spots ran on Sunday night and Monday despite the court order, AdImpact reports.
- The ads cost over $15.4 million and had aired more than 16,000 times by October 8.
- The Justice Department apologized after learning of the order at 7:58 p.m., over an hour later.
