63 m. ago Cheeky Justice Department motion tells federal deportation judge to be ‘more respectful’

A startling line in a court filing Wednesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Trump administration lawyers tells the federal judge who ordered a stop to the deportations of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador to be more “respectful.”

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8 h. ago ‘He is innocent’: families of deported Venezuelans rebuke Trump claims

US president has painted Venezuelan migrants deported to notorious El Salvador prison as ‘heinous monsters’ Donald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim and murder for sport”.But relatives of Francisco Javier García Casique, a 24-year-old from the city of Maracay, say he was a hairdresser, not a crook. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims

Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prisonDonald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim and murder for sport”.But relatives of Francisco Javier García Casique, a 24-year-old from the city of Maracay, say he was a hairdresser, not a crook. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Judge rails against DOGE for ‘terrorizing’ U.S. Institute of Peace after using ‘guns and threats’ to shut it down

Judge Beryl Howell delivers withering rebuke of Trump administration’s ‘offensive’ attempts to shutter independent agency

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9 h. ago Brothers and roommate of Laken Riley's killer to be deported after fake green card convictions

Authorities say two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards

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9 h. 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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13 h. ago Trump says he wouldn’t defy courts despite claims he ignored deportation order

Administration accused of deliberately flouting James Boasberg’s ruling to halt deportation of 200 immigrantsDonald Trump has repeated his declaration that he would not defy a court ruling, even as controversy swirls about whether his administration has already ignored several of them following a spate of negative judgments that threaten to block his governing agenda.Anger among the president’s supporters has been simmering against a federal judge, James Boasberg, who ordered a halt to the deportation of more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants last weekend. Continue reading...

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17 h. 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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21 h. 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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22 h. 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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31 h. ago Trump administration says ‘many’ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison have no criminal record

ICE officials suggest a lack of information about immigrants summarily deported to the mega prison ‘highlights the risk they pose’

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31 h. ago ‘He’s in an abyss’: Family members say innocents swept up in Trump crackdown on Venezuelan migrant gang

Ongoing lawsuit is challenging administration’s use of emergency wartime law to deport Venezuelans without due process

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35 h. 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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36 h. ago Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says

One detained man’s lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution in his home country, not a gang memberA lawyer for one of the Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador has accused the Trump administration of waging a “sickening” campaign of psychological warfare against asylum seekers and migrants.“In my 15 years of representing people in removal proceedings in the United States, this is the most shocking thing that I’ve ever seen happen to one of our clients,” said Lindsay Toczylowski, a California-based lawyer for the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) group. Continue reading...

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38 h. 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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38 h. ago US Chief Justice rebukes Trump after president’s threat to impeach judges

John Roberts issues rare statement to say attacks on judicial branch of government are not ‘appropriate’

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39 h. ago Trump live updates: Trump rebuked by Supreme Court chief justice for call to impeach judge over deportation order

President and allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority

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41 h. 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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44 h. ago Judge issues fresh deadline to White House over Venezuelan deportations row – US politics live

Trump administration deported the Venezuelans despite legal orders not to and claimed it had the right to continue flights once they had left US airspaceDonald Trump visited the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Monday for the first time since making himself its new chair, threatening to shutter an expensive new addition and describing the marble Washington landmark as being in “tremendous disrepair.”Trump presided over the center’s board meeting in a demonstration of his takeover of an institution that has long enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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45 h. 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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