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Trump Pushes Back On Federal Judges Halting Deportation Efforts
ย Getty Images President Donald Trump offered some new comments on his immigration enforcement efforts after another federal judge, this one in New York, blocked his administration from deporting anyone in that state without โdue process.โ In remarks at the White House, Trump chastised the ruling, saying, โYou canโt have a trial for all of these…
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GOP Lawmaker Asks Justice Dept. to Prosecute Ex-NY Gov. Cuomo
ย Getty Images House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., has referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to President Donald Trumpโs Justice Department for criminal prosecution. Cuomo, who is now considered the leading candidate in the upcoming June Democratic primary for New York City mayor, was originally referred to the Biden Justice…
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FBI Arrests Ex-Dem Judge Who Allegedly Harbored Foreign Gang Member
ย Getty Images Former Doรฑa Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were taken into custody Thursday following a federal raid on their home in Las Cruces. The couple is facing charges of evidence tampering in connection with allegations that they harbored Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged undocumented immigrant believed to be affiliated…
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DOJ Asks Federal Court To Permit Deportations To El Salvador Despite Boasberg Order
ย Getty Images Administration lawyers urged a federal appeals court to halt a lower courtโs contempt proceedings against the government, arguing that Chief District Judge James Boasbergโs continued interference in last monthโs deportations to El Salvador has created a โneedless constitutional confrontation.โ Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign said Boasberg is undermining the presidentโs foreign policy authority…
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Justices Rule on โEmergency Requestโ From Trump Administration
ย Getty Images In a rare move, the Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear oral arguments in May on President Donald Trumpโs executive order addressing birthright citizenship, following an emergency request from the administration. On his first day in office in January, Trump signed an executive order interpreting the 14th Amendment to mean that…
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