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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law


By MARK SHERMAN
Updated 4:33 PM CDT, May 16, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law enacted when the nation was just a few years old.

Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

The court indefinitely extended the prohibition on deportations from a north Texas detention facility under the alien enemies law. The case will now go back to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which declined to intervene in April.

President Donald Trump quickly voiced his displeasure. “THE SUPREME COURT WON’T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!” he posted on his Truth Social platform.

The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administration’s effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally. The president and his supporters have complained about having to provide due process for people they contend didn’t follow U.S. immigration laws.

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House GOP eyes tax bill vote this week as disagreements persist

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Washington — House Republicans plan to move ahead with a vote this week on the legislation containing President Trump's second term agenda. But fractures in the GOP conference appeared to persist over the weekend, despite the legislation's movement out of committee, throwing its passage into question.

"There's a lot more work to do," House Speaker Mike Johson told reporters late Sunday. "But I'm looking forward to very thoughtful discussions, very productive discussions, over the next few days — and I'm absolutely convinced we're going to get this...
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Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support

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The former US president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office says.
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Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK

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Iranian state media describes the arrests as "unjustified" and "politically motivated".
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France to open high-security prison in Amazon jungle

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The €400 million high-security jail will be built in France's overseas region of French Guiana in South America.
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UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters

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Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.
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Swiss-born liberal megadonor slapped with lawsuit for allegedly groping, sexually harassing winery employee

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Swiss billionaire and liberal megadonor Hansjörg Wyss is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit from a now-former female employee in California who claims Wyss groped her, shared unwanted information about his sexual past and then ultimately retaliated against her when she denied his advances.

Former Wyss employee Madison Busby, in a suit filed in San Luis Obispo County last month, claims that the 89-year-old Wyss "deliberately placed his hand on Ms. Busby's butt and groped her" the first time she was introduced to him in 2019 by her future husband...
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Walz ripped for 'sickening' use of Nazi-era language describing Trump's immigration policy: 'Anti-American'

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Former Democratic nominee for vice president, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sparked a social media uproar over the weekend after he invoked Nazi-era language to criticize President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

"Some would say, ‘Boy, this is getting way too political for a commencement address,'" Walz told students at the University of Minnesota law school during a commencement address on Saturday. "But I would argue, I wouldn’t be honoring my oath if I didn’t address this head on."

"I’m gonna start with the flashing red light—Donald Trump’s...
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Trump-pardoned real estate mogul Charles Kushner up for key diplomatic post

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New Jersey real estate developer Charles Kushner will be considered by the U.S. Senate on Monday for the ambassadorship to France and Monaco.

Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, was previously pardoned by President Donald Trump for federal tax evasion and Federal Election Commission violations from 2005, during the mogul’s first term.

In 1985, he founded the Kushner Companies and has long been a philanthropist, particularly to Jewish causes and institutions like Yeshiva University in Washington Heights, Manhattan.

He has also donated to...
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FBI director opens up files on Nashville school shooting to lawmaker for first time

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A Tennessee congressman viewed documents relating to the 2023 Covenant school shooting for the first time, praising the Director Kash Patel-led FBI for upholding the Trump administration’s "radical transparency" promise.

Rep. John Rose told Fox News Digital he was offered full access to the documents, including the writings of suspect Audrey Hale, a transgender woman who was a former student and killed three children and three adults on March 27 of that year.

The GOP lawmaker said he sent a letter to the FBI the month after the shooting and...
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White House says Trump 'trusts his physicians' following Biden's cancer announcement

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President Donald Trump remains confident in White House doctors despite the possibility that they missed a prostate cancer diagnosis for former President Joe Biden while he was in office, the White House says.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the statement during a press briefing on Monday morning, saying Trump remains in good health. Speculation has exploded in the days since Biden he has stage 5 metastatic prostate cancer this weekend, a diagnosis that typically takes years to develop.

"White House doctors may have missed the...
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Dems face a litmus test over Biden's cognitive abilities

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Sen. Chris Murphy says "it was a mistake" for his party to allow then-81-year-old President Joe Biden to remain on the 2024 ballot as long as he did.

The Democrat from Connecticut, who is viewed as a possible contender for his party's 2028 presidential nomination, during an appearance on the Sunday morning talk shows was the latest Democrat to face questions about the former president's cognitive abilities.

"I saw a president who was in control," Murphy said during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" as he pointed to his experience working...
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Trump kicks off 18th week in office with high-stakes bid to broker Ukraine, Russia peace

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President Donald Trump has returned from his four-day trip to the Middle East, and plans to kick off his week back on U.S. soil with phone calls to help negotiate a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump spent the weekend in Washington, D.C., after returning from visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. He received a warm welcome in each country, and came home with a bevy of deals, including a purchasing agreement by Qatar for Boeing aircraft, as well as a "strategic economic partnership" with Saudi Arabia for...
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Israel allowing 'minimal' food into Gaza after pressure from allies, PM says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Benjamin Netanyahu says aid will enter for "practical and diplomatic" reasons, after weeks of blockade.
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Indian YouTuber arrested for allegedly 'spying' for Pakistan

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The father of Malhotra, the Indian travel influencer, has denied allegations that she was a spy for Pakistan.
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Liberal mayor Dan beats nationalist in tense race for Romanian presidency

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Nicusor Dan fights off a strong challenge from a right-wing nationalist after months of political turbulence.
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