ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday unsuccessfully asked two federal judges to order the Trump administration not to deport any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law, contending that immigration authorities appeared
Arkansas governor says she’s not rushing to resume executions after signing nitrogen gas bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday that she’s not in a rush to resume executions after signing legislation allowing the use of nitrogen gas to put inmates to death. Sanders
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs
President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love of tariffs. He heralds them as a way of bringing in revenue, striking back at countries he sees as taking advantage of the U.S. in trade, and as
Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration’s policy of refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities is likely unconstitutional, but she declined
Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans
(Reuters) – U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members. Boasberg made the ruling at a hearing on Friday evening to weigh the ACLU’s
Trump administration reserves right to deport Venezuelans on Saturday, DOJ lawyer tells judge
(Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told a judge on Friday that the Trump administration reserves the right to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members on Saturday. “I’ve spoken with DHS, they are not aware of any
Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender
Tropical drinks by the pool? Not so fast, says senator who visited Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
There was the pool furniture in the background. There were the tropical drinks, which looked to be margaritas garnished with cherries. And then there were the deported prisoner and the American senator, sitting and chatting. That senator,
Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in Louisiana must be returned to New England by May 1 to determine whether she was illegally detained by immigration officials for co-writing an op-ed piece in the student
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request ‘retaliation’
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In the summer of 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James helped her niece buy a modest house in Norfolk, Virginia, by becoming a co-borrower on the mortgage loan. A top housing official
