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Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means

A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in El Salvador intensified on April 16, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg released an opinion saying that he had “probable cause” to hold members of the administration in…

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White House enlists grieving Maryland mother in effort to blunt criticism for defying court order on mistaken deportation

Rachel Morin’s mother appeared in the White House briefing room to give an emotional account of her daughter’s brutal murder, as the Trump administration tries to change the narrative surrounding its deportation policies

The Independent UK

What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order

A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of migrants headed for El Salvador increases the prospect of officials being held in criminal contempt of court and potentially facing possible prosecution

The Independent UK

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Trump Officials Face Criminal Contempt for 'Willful Disobedience' After Judge Orders Flights to El Salvador Halted

The Trump administration has until April 23 to reveal how many undocumented Americans were deported to El Salvador, when they were transferred out of U.S. custody, and whether they were all deported pursuant to the Proclamation.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Rules Allow Deportation Of Migrants With No Criminal Record To Guantanamo: Report

The Trump administration initially promised to take "the worst" criminals to Guantanamo Bay, but a memo shows broad discretion to decide who to send there

Latin Times

El Salvadoran VP Reveals Trump Is 'Paying' to Keep Abrego Garcia at CECOT, Senator Says

Sen. Van Hollen revealed that El Salvador's VP claimed the Trump administration is paying to keep a wrongly deported Maryland resident imprisoned.

Latin Times

Justice Department Hits 'La Nueva Familia Michoacana' Cartel with Indictments and Sanctions in Major Crackdown

The Justice Department has unsealed indictments against the co-leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), a Mexican drug cartel designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Latin Times

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The Special Counsel Is Dead. Long Live The Special Counsel.

Judge Boasberg will likely anoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Trump Administration, bring us back to Muellergate.

Reason

US senator says El Salvador denied request to meet Kilmar Ábrego García

Chris Van Hollen condemns ‘unjust situation’ and says vice-president blocked access to wrongly deported man

The Guardian - US

Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?

Illegal deportation of Maryland man has become a flashpoint as Trump tests limits of his executive power

The Guardian - US

Judge Says If Trump Admin Doesn't Remedy Contempt For Ignoring Order On Deportation Flights, He'll Appoint a Prosecutor Who Will

Judge James Boasberg said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for defying its order to turn planes around as they were carrying deportees to El Salvador

Latin Times

Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support

Kristi Noem demands university’s records on foreign students’ ‘illegal’ activities while president threatens to strip it of tax-exempt status

The Guardian - US

Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim demand investigation into DOGE cuts at CFPB

Warren, who conceived of and oversaw the creation of the financial watchdog agency after the financial crisis, is now trying to defend it.

Fortune

Why Harvard Just Said No to Trump — And What It Means for Other American Universities

Harvard's resistance towards Trump's attempt to control the education system is already influencing how other elite universities respond to his administration's demands.

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Anyone could be sent to El Salvador next

Legal experts say that the refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home is a troubling harbinger of what's to come

Al Jazeera

Trump v US courts: Where do challenges to executive orders stand?

Trump’s 2025 executive orders face legal pushback. But is the US headed towards a constitutional crisis?

Reason

Trump Takes Dangerous Steps Towards Defying Court Orders in Garcia Abrego Case

The Supreme Court ruled they administration must "facilitate" the return of an illegally deported migrant imprisoned in El Salvador at its behest. They have responded by doing virtually nothing to comply.

The Independent UK

US and Philippine joint combat drills show Trump is not scaling back on South China Sea region

A senior Philippine military official said U.S. and Filipino forces will undertake battle-readiness exercises, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is not scaling back its commitment to help deter aggression in the region

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Latin Times

White House Insists They Have Been 'Complying With All Court Orders' as Trump Admin Refuses to Return Wrongfully Deported Man

The White House stated that the Trump administration was complying with all court orders directed to them despite refusing to return a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported last month.

Reason

The Latest In Associated Press v. Budowich (Updated)

The Trump Administration changed the name of the body of water between Florida and Texas to the Gulf of America.… The post The Latest In Associated Press v. Budowich (Updated) appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

Fortune

Trump’s Nvidia deal lays bare the contradictions in America’s AI policy

The Trump administration is talking tough on China—but Nvidia's efforts to negotiate reveals the contradictions at the heart of U.S. AI policy.

Latin Times

Voters Trust Democrats Over Republicans To Handle The Economy Less Than Three Months Into Trump's Term: Poll

As the Trump administration continues back-and-forth on tariffs, voters are turning to Democrats to fix the economy for the first time since 2021, a new poll shows.

Latin Times

Hailey Bieber's Uncle Condemns Trump Admin for Deporting Kilmar Garcia to El Salvador: 'Due Process Doesn't Apply Only to Americans'

Actor Billy Baldwin took to social media to condemn the Trump administration for its unlawful deportation of a Maryland father who had been granted legal protected status and authorized to stay in the US.

Fortune

'The Trump administration can't ignore Boeing,' BofA says after China reportedly halts imports from the U.S. aircraft manufacturer

Boeing is America’s top exporter and receives two-thirds of its aircraft orders internationally.

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