Mar 24 Watch 5:21 Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie 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… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:15 Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to deport migrants without due process By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura 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. Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: ACLU attorney speaks after federal court hearing on deportation flights to El Salvador By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around. Continue reading
Mar 21 Asylum-seekers deported from U.S. to Panama fear they will be forgotten as options dwindle By Matías Delacroix, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama hopped door-to-door at embassies and consulates this week in a desperate attempt to seek asylum in any country that would accept them. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:54 Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz 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. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:50 Constitutional law professor analyzes Trump’s clash with the judiciary By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump's criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 19 Justice Department resists judge’s demand for more details on deportation flights, signaling legal showdown By Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press It's the latest development in a showdown between the Trump administration and the judge who temporarily blocked deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 9:01 White House ignores court and invokes Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Eliot Barnhart, Doug Adams A U.S. federal judge asked the Trump administration to explain how it failed to act on its court order to halt the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including alleged gang members, escalating the confrontation between the President and the… Continue watching
Mar 17 WATCH: White House defends Trump administration deportations despite federal order to stop temporarily By Associated Press “All of the planes that were subject to the written order of this judge departed U.S. soil, U.S. territory, before the judge’s written order,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a news briefing. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 5:40 U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador under 18th century wartime law By John Yang, Kaisha Young Nearly 300 Venezuelans are now in El Salvador after being deported from the U.S. without a hearing, despite a federal judge’s order blocking the move. The Trump administration says they are members of a notorious gang called Tren de Aragua… Continue watching