10 h. ago Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply

Recalcitrance appears to be product of Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powersFaced with a flurry of adverse court orders it would rather not follow, the Trump White House is increasingly deploying a strategy of claiming or even manufacturing its own uncertainty to dodge their effects without appearing to outright defy them.The Trump administration has faced several major legal setbacks in recent weeks, most notably in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act or in spite of protective orders. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador

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55 h. ago US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over alien act deportations

Federal judge opens proceedings over administration’s use of wartime act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang membersUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge ruled on Wednesday that there was probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating his temporary injunction that barred the use of the Alien Enemies Act wartime power to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.More details to come Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador

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56 h. ago Trump officials face criminal contempt after defying judge’s orders in Alien Enemies Act case

Probable cause exists to hold administration in contempt for deliberately disregarding court orders to turn planes around, judge rules

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9 d. ago Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

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1 week ago Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over

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1 week ago Massive win for Trump as Supreme Court rules he CAN deport illegal migrants using historic wartime act

President Donald Trump scored a huge win in his efforts to deport illegal migrants living in the United States illegally, as the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

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1 week ago Supreme Court sides with Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations despite ‘extraordinary threat to rule of law’

5-4 opinion clears path for administration’s swift removals of alleged gang members, for now

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1 week ago Supreme Court sides with Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations

5-4 opinion clears path for administration’s swift removals of alleged gang members, for now

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2 w. ago Judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt for defying court orders blocking El Salvador flights

Judge Boasberg says administration acted in ‘bad faith’ to evade scrutiny over president’s Alien Enemies Act removals

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3 w. ago Trump asks supreme court to lift order barring deportations under Alien Enemies Act – live

Lawyers for the administration make emergency appeal to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under wartime lawCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trumps calls on Supreme Court to let him deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Administration wants court to resume summary removals after deporting dozens of immigrants to El Salvador prison

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3 w. ago Appeals court rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out order that blocks deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Judge James Boasberg is temporarily blocking the administration from removals under the centuries-old wartime law

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3 w. ago National security council investigating after Trump officials accidentally text journalist top

Members of the administration, including Pete Hegseth and JD Vance, were on group that inadvertently added Atlantic editorOutrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalistDonald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits the appeals court today for a high-stakes hearing over the president’s controversial use of wartime powers to deport foreign migrants.Politico reports that the Trump administration will urge a three-member appeals panel to overturn federal judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport planeloads of migrants without due process. Justice Department lawyers will also demand Boasberg be thrown off the case following a ferocious weeklong effort to publicly discredit him led by the president himself. The hearing starts in Washington at 1.30pm ET, each side will be allocated 30 minutes to make their ...

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3 w. ago ‘Nazis got better treatment’ than Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act, says appeal court judge – US politics live

US circuit judge Patricia Millett criticizes lack of due process as Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador without the right to contest their removalDonald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits the appeals court today for a high-stakes hearing over the president’s controversial use of wartime powers to deport foreign migrants.Politico reports that the Trump administration will urge a three-member appeals panel to overturn federal judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport planeloads of migrants without due process. Justice Department lawyers will also demand Boasberg be thrown off the case following a ferocious weeklong effort to publicly discredit him led by the president himself. The hearing starts in Washington at 1.30pm ET, each side will be allocated 30 minutes to make their case. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela – US politics live

President announces ‘secondary tariff’ amid baseless claim that Venezuela is sending criminals to the US Donald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits the appeals court today for a high-stakes hearing over the president’s controversial use of wartime powers to deport foreign migrants.Politico reports that the Trump administration will urge a three-member appeals panel to overturn federal judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport planeloads of migrants without due process. Justice Department lawyers will also demand Boasberg be thrown off the case following a ferocious weeklong effort to publicly discredit him led by the president himself. The hearing starts in Washington at 1.30pm ET, each side will be allocated 30 minutes to make their case. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump is itching for a major battle with the courts — but it’s a dangerous game

Analysis: Trump hands Democrats a strategic wedge to divide the GOP as he provokes a battle with the courts, writes John Bowden

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