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Trump defends new tariffs. And, Supreme Court backs Trump in deportation case
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. President Trump yesterday called for Americans to be “strong, courageous and patient” as his new, steep tariffs against countries around the world play out. Today, market shares in Europe…
DoJ lawyer put on leave after not backing erroneous deportation of Maryland man
Erez Reuveni no longer on Kilmar Abrego Garcia case after not ‘vigorously’ defending Trump administration A federal justice department attorney has been placed on leave by the Trump administration for purportedly failing to defend the administration vigorously enough after it says it erroneously deported a Maryland man to El Salvador, which a US judge called…
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end deportation protection for Venezuelans
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire. The order by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco is a relief for 350,000 Venezuelans…
Rubio Says He Has Revoked 300 or More Visas in Trump’s Deportation Push
Campus Crackdown The secretary of state said he was trying to expel “lunatics” who had taken part in campus movements, as well as criminals. Some are permanent U.S. residents. By Edward Wong Reporting from aboard the U.S. secretary of state’s plane between Paramaribo, Suriname, and Miami Secretary of State Marco Rubio estimated that he had…
Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation
Ximena Bustillo In his latest move to clamp down on illegal immigration and immigration more broadly, President Trump has filed a presidential action invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a seldom-used law that gives the president authority to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation during wartime. It’s only the fourth time in…
Opinion: Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Jeffrey Wasserstrom is chancellor’s professor of history at University of California, Irvine and the author of The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, a short book about activists in and exiles from Thailand, Hong Kong and Myanmar that will be published in June by Columbia Global Reports. Given…
What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
Trump Administration News Analysis Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point? By Annie Correal Reporting from Mexico City Central American countries have long taken back their own citizens deported from the United States.…
Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights
Trump Administration Gustavo Petro said the United States should not treat Colombian migrants as criminals and that he had already turned away U.S. military flights carrying deportees. By Genevieve GlatskySimon Romero and Annie Correal Genevieve Glatsky reported from Bogotá, Colombia, and Simon Romero and Annie Correal from Mexico City. Colombia refused to accept U.S. military…
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since. By Sui-Lee Wee and Nyrola Elimä Sui-Lee Wee reported from Bangkok, and Nyrola Elimä from Helsingborg, Sweden. Dozens of Uyghur men who fled persecution in their native China only to find…
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily. By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington and Miriam Jordan from Los Angeles. The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan,…
Djokovic still has ‘trauma’ over Covid deportation
Novak Djokovic is hoping to win a record-extending 11th Australian Open title in Melbourne this month Novak Djokovic says he still experiences “trauma” when he visits Melbourne, three years after he was deported because of Australia’s Covid-19 regulations. Djokovic, who was not vaccinated against the virus, had his visa cancelled by the Australian government on…