3 h. ago Scandal of deportation scheme where only EIGHT Albanian criminals have been sent home

Ibrahim Bezati subjected his victim - in the words of the judge who jailed him for 17 years - to 'every woman's worst nightmare'.

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7 d. ago Judge demands answers from White House on deportation flights to El Salvador

Jeb Boasberg instructs Trump administration to explain how refusal to return flights did not violate court orderA federal judge instructed the Trump administration on Thursday to explain why its failure to turn around flights carrying deportees to El Salvador did not violate his court order in a growing showdown between the judicial and executive branches.James Boasberg, the US district judge, demanded answers after flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants alleged by the Trump administration to be gang members landed in El Salvador after the judge temporarily blocked deportations conducted under an 18th-century wartime law. Boasberg had directed the administration to return planes that were already in the air to the US when he ordered the halt. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID'd as gang members and deported, lawyers say

Defense lawyers say some of the roughly 200 Venezuelan men the U.S. deported after accusing them of being gang members were targeted because of their everyday tattoos

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8 d. ago White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’The White House on Wednesday labeled the federal judge challenging the Trump administration on whether it defied his court order to halt flights deporting migrants without a hearing “a Democrat activist”.The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, singled out by name at a White House press briefing federal judge James Boasberg, who weighed the legality of Donald Trump’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, and is now evaluating the government’s compliance. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump administration live updates: President ends ban on ‘segregated facilities’ in federal contracts

President admonished by John Roberts after calling for impeachment of district court judge who ruled against him on deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

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8 d. ago Trump live updates: President promises not to defy judges after rebuke from Supreme Court’s chief justice

President admonished by John Roberts after calling for impeachment of district court judge who ruled against him on deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

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8 d. ago Trump live updates: President promises not to defy judges after being rebuked by Supreme Court’s chief justice

President admonished by John Roberts after calling for impeachment of district court judge who ruled against him on deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

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9 d. ago Judge rules against Musk and ‘Doge’, finding USAid shutdown ‘likely violated’ constitution – US politics live

Federal judge orders halt on any work to shut down USAid and tells Musk’s so-called Department for government efficiency to reinstate workers’ email accessDonald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary.While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said judges who rule against him should be impeached, this appears to be the first time the president has backed such calls publicly. Trump’s post on Truth Social does not name the judge, but seems to reference James Boasberg, the Washington DC-based justice who was appointed by Barack Obama and attempted to prevent the government from deporting the alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Here’s what Trump wrote:This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, was not elected Preside...

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9 d. ago The Trump administration accused him of being a gang member and deported him. His family says it’s all made up

Venezuelan barber Francisco Javier Garcia Casique sent to El Salvador mega-prison but has no ties to notorious Tren de Aragua criminal organization, his mother and brother insist

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9 d. ago Supreme court chief justice says Trump call for judge’s impeachment ‘not an appropriate response’ – live

John Roberts issues rare public statement after US president escalates rightwing attacks on the judiciary White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judgeDonald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary.While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said judges who rule against him should be impeached, this appears to be the first time the president has backed such calls publicly. Trump’s post on Truth Social does not name the judge, but seems to reference James Boasberg, the Washington DC-based justice who was appointed by Barack Obama and attempted to prevent the government from deporting the alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Here’s what Trump wrote:This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack...

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9 d. ago Trump calls for impeachment of judge weighing Alien Enemies deportation case – live

US president’s post marks a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary; judge tells White House to provide more details about deportation flights by noon ETWhite House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judgeDonald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary.While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said judges who rule against him should be impeached, this appears to be the first time the president has backed such calls publicly. Trump’s post on Truth Social does not name the judge, but seems to reference James Boasberg, the Washington DC-based justice who was appointed by Barack Obama and attempted to prevent the government from deporting the alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act. Here’s what Trump wrote:This Radical Left Lunatic of a ...

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9 d. ago Trump could reshape judiciary with 300 judge appointments, analysis shows

Advocacy group Demand Justice warns of opportunities for president to shift balance of courts in his favourDonald Trump is poised to reshape the US judiciary over the next four years through hundreds of potential appointments of rightwing judges, a progressive advocacy group has warned.The analysis by Demand Justice comes with the courts already facing extraordinary pressure. The Trump administration has suffered several legal setbacks and was accused of violating a judge’s order by deporting about 250 Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump administration briefing: judge incredulous at deportations defense; Doge workers break into building

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk’s Doge workers break into non-government agency – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceThe Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not turn around the deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order.The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace. Continue reading...

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1 week ago White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judge

Administration claims it didn’t stop flights despite judge’s instructions because he did not write it in the formal orderThe Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not recall deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order issued afterwards.The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump administration argues order blocking deportation flights ‘not enforceable’ and seeks removal of judge in case – live

Judge also denied Trump administration lawyers attempt to cancel hearing on disputed deportation of more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang membersWhite House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportationsWhat is the Alien Enemies Act and how is Trump using it?The justice department says that Rasha Alawieh, a kidney specialist working in Rhode Island who was deported to Lebanon despite having a US visa, had “sympathetic” photos and videos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, according to Politico.Alawieh’s deportation raised concerns because a judge had required 48 hours’ notice before being sent out of the country, and because she was detained despite having a valid visa and a job in the United States. Her lawyers have alleged that Customs and Border Protection ignored that order, and Massachusetts federal judge Leo Sorokin is expected to consider the matter this morning. Continue reading...

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1 week ago White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El SalvadorUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House has denied allegations that it engaged in a “a blatant violation” of a judge’s order by deporting about 250 Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador on Saturday, with the US border czar appearing to contradict the denial on Monday by declaring: “I don’t care what the judges think.”Lawyers for the Trump administration also argued in a court filing on Monday that the judge’s oral order was “not enforceable”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Terrifying truth about gangsters on Trump's deportation flights and why they were sent to America

President Trump has made the case that the US is at war with Venezuelan gang Tren de Arauga and has given himself the power to deport any migrant suspected of being a gangster.

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1 week ago Pictured: Deported Venezuelan 'gang members' detained in El Salvador despite US court order

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said 238 members of the Tren de Aragua gang had arrived in the country

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1 week ago Trump administration deports alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador despite court order

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said 238 members of the Tren de Aragua gang had arrived in the country

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1 week ago Donald Trump defends Venezuelan gang deportations despite federal judge’s block

Donald Trump has defended deporting hundreds of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, even after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

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