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Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for 500,000 migrants, exposing more to deportation
By LINDSAY WHITEHURSTUpdated 7:32 PM CDT, May 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.
The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The decision comes after the court allowed the administration to revoke temporary legal status from about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants in another case.
The court did not explain its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. Two justices publicly dissented.
The administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge in Boston blocked the administration’s push to end the program. The Justice Department argues that the protections for people fleeing turmoil in their home countries were always meant to be temporary, and the Department of Homeland Security has the power to revoke them without court interference. ...
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Key House Democrat presses for more details on Trump's pardons, alleging "favors" to supporters
Rep. Jamie Raskin — the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee — is asking for more information on a spate of pardons given out by President Trump.
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Ernst draws groans at Iowa town hall after retort on Medicaid cuts, saying 'we all are going to die'
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is facing backlash after saying “we all are going to die” while talking about potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall in north-central Iowa.
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Trump’s mass firings at several agencies will remain on hold, appeals court rules | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s directives for mass firings at multiple agencies will remain on hold, a federal appeals court ruled Friday evening
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Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change'
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office. The billionaire entrepreneur is ending his work in the administration on Friday.
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Macron chides Trump, China over trade, Ukraine, Gaza: policies 'will kill global order'
At the Shangri-La forum, Macron warns that forcing nations to choose sides in U.S.-China tensions could dismantle post-WWII institutions and global peace efforts.
www.foxnews.com
Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
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Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart
A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.
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'American hero' or 'failure': Elon Musk's DOGE departure divides Capitol Hill
Elon Musk's departure from the Department of Government Efficiency draws praise from Republicans and criticism from Democrats, highlighting political divides.
www.foxnews.com
Why Trump got visibly angry at the ‘TACO’ question | CNN Politics
There was a reason for President Donald Trump’s particularly caustic response when a reporter asked him Wednesday about a new term coined about the president’s tariffs: TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out.
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US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump administration's sanctuary list
Officials in communities from rural to urban and red to blue have blasted the Trump administration’s recently-published list of “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
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Supreme Court hands Trump win on revoking parole for 500K foreign nationals
The Trump administration's termination of TPS protections will allow it to remove hundreds of thousands of migrants living in the US under protected status
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Live updates: Hamas considers Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israeli strikes kill at least 27
Medics in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 27 people, including women and kids sheltering in a tent.
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UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers
Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.
www.aljazeera.com
The chaotic first days of a new food aid regime in Gaza backed by the U.S. and Israel
The Israeli military and the United Nations gave conflicting accounts of the opening of controversial new aid hubs. One thing for sure is that Gaza is desperate for aid.
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What is Project Esther, the playbook against pro-Palestine movement in US?
Advocates say Trump administration appears to be following Project Esther’s recommendations to crackdown on activism.
www.aljazeera.com
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke temporary legal status of 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries
A federal judge had blocked the administration from immediately ending temporary status granted by the Biden administration to people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
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