Nation Apr 14 Trump, El Salvador president indicate no intention of returning mistakenly deported man President Trump met with El Salvador's leader as both governments rejected responsibility for the fate of a man the administration admits was wrongly deported. The Supreme Court said last week the U.S. must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Politics Apr 11 Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and…
Politics Apr 10 Trump directs DOJ to investigate former administration officials who criticized him President Trump signed executive orders Wednesday targeting two former aides who criticized him. Escalating his retribution campaign, the president directed the Justice Department to investigate Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official, and Christopher Krebs, a top cybersecurity official. Both…
Nation Mar 28 Migrants in U.S. legally and with no criminal history caught up in Trump crackdown President Trump promised the largest mass deportation effort in the country’s history. As his Homeland Security Department works to deport more people, immigrants with legal status or no criminal history are being detained and deported. We hear from three people…
Politics Mar 27 ACLU attorney on suing Trump administration for using wartime authority for deportations President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, without due process, could end up at the Supreme Court. An appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the administration from using the rare wartime authority for…
Nation Mar 25 Trump nominee to lead Social Security Administration faces questions about potential cuts President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced tough questions on Capitol Hill about the future of the agency. Elon Musk and his team from DOGE had already started cutting staff and making other changes before a federal…
Nation Mar 24 Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues The Trump administration challenged a judge’s decision to stop the deportations using a rare wartime authority. The three-judge panel has yet to rule, but two of the judges appeared to agree the judiciary does have the authority to review President…
Politics Mar 21 Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to deport migrants without due process In a D.C. courtroom, a federal judge questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and its refusal to answer his questions. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
Politics Mar 20 Trump administration’s standoff with federal court over deportation order continues The Trump administration’s standoff with the judiciary continues as some of the president's top allies and advisers are ramping up their criticism of federal judges. The Justice Department again refused to provide a federal judge detailed information about deportation flights…
Politics Mar 19 Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ‘radical left’ judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary.