Politics Apr 23 American citizens wrongly detained in Trump administration’s immigration crackdown A federal judge accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct the truth about the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said the administration’s refusal to answer questions “reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply…
Arts Apr 22 New book ‘Love, Queenie’ chronicles life of trailblazing South Asian actress Merle Oberon As the first Asian, and only South Asian, to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, Merle Oberon’s place in the pantheon of cinema is historic. But it came with enormous sacrifice as Oberon had to hide her race to…
Politics Apr 18 Trump moves to reclassify federal workers, making it easier to fire them President Trump advanced his plans to make it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. He said he would move forward with a rule, previously known as Schedule F, allowing agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions.
Nation Apr 17 Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man A federal appeals court offered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of the deportation of a Maryland resident to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to the CECOT prison to meet with government…
Nation Apr 15 Judge presses Trump administration on why it hasn’t returned wrongfully deported man A federal judge told Justice Department lawyers to cancel vacation as she launched rapid discovery in the case of a wrongfully deported man. Judge Paula Xinis scolded the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from…
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…
Politics Apr 08 Supreme Court clears way for deportations under Alien Enemies Act The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can continue to use a rare 18th-century war authority to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to be gang members. But justices stipulated migrants must be given reasonable time to challenge their deportation under…
Politics Apr 08 The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held The U.S. has sent hundreds of people to the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT. William Brangham discussed conditions inside that facility with Noah Bullock, the executive director of Cristosal, an international human rights group based in El…