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The Latest Breaking News on Trump news at a glance: US senator blocked on El Salvador visit; Fed warns on tariffs

Trump news at a glance: US senator blocked on El Salvador visit; Fed warns on tariffs

Democrat Chris Van Hollen says El Salvador refused his request to visit Kilmar Ábrego García; judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt – key US politics stories from Wednesday 16 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

El Salvador Becoming 'Black Hole' For US Deportees, Critics Fear

Rights groups are increasingly worried that El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison is becoming a "black hole" for the United States to rid itself of expelled migrants or other unwanted people with no legal consequences.

International Business Times

'Probable cause' to hold Trump administration in contempt over El Salvador deportations

Judge Boasberg accused administration officials of rushing deportees out of the country under the Alien Enemies Act last month before they could challenge their removal in court.

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Democrats find their lost unity around fighting a ‘constitutional crisis’. So where is Kamala Harris?

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Congressional Democrats are, for the most part, in lockstep over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation. A former party standard-bearer risks being left in the dust, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

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…

The Conversation

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

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Trump admin could be held in contempt

Judge James Boasberg says the Trump administration was "willfully disobedient" of his order to halt deportations

Salon

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

El Salvador refuses to let Democratic senator visit or speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘We have an unjust situation here’

Chris Van Hollen was denied a meeting with the wrongfully deported Salvadoran man imprisoned inside a notorious jail

The Independent UK

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

Military Contractor Pitches Declaring Part Of El Salvador Prison As U.S. Territory To Expand Deportations

Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince is part of a group pitching the White House a plan to largely expand deportations to El Salvador: declaring part of it U.S. territory

Latin Times

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Faces Tough Town Hall And Demands To Bring Back Deported Salvadoran Man

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) faced constituents who protested over the president's refusal to bring back the Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador's mega-prison.

Latin Times

US judge finds probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt over alien act deportations

Judge also warned he could name independent prosecutor if White House stonewalled contempt proceedings

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Judge starts contempt of court process over US immigration moves - Roll Call

A federal judge found Wednesday there was probable cause the U.S. engaged in criminal contempt of court over deportation flights.

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