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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th-century wartime law

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARK SHERMAN
Updated 8:44 PM CDT, April 19, 2025

The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.

In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.”

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.

The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The Supreme Court had said earlier in April that deportations could proceed only if those about to be removed had a chance to argue their case in court and were given “a reasonable time” to contest their pending removals.

“We are deeply relieved that the Court has temporarily blocked the removals. These individuals were in imminent danger of spending the rest of their lives in a brutal Salvadoran prison without ever having had any due process,” ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt said in an email.

The Trump administration later Saturday filed paperwork urging the high court to reconsider its hold. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday in a post on X: “We are confident we will ultimately prevail against the onslaught of meritless litigation brought by radical activists.” ...

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Van Hollen: El Salvador didn't want him to see Abrego Garcia

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Washington — Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday that El Salvador "tried really hard" to prevent him from seeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, before the government reversed course late last week.

"I think they realized that that was not a good look at the end of the day," Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Abrego Garcia is a 29-year-old Salvadoran national who lived in Maryland who was sent last month to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison as part of a White House effort, although the administration later...
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Transcript: Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 20, 2025.

WEIJIA JIANG: We turn now to the economy and the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, Austan Goolsbee, he joins us this morning from Chicago. Austan, it's great to see you this morning.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE: Yeah. Thank you for having me, Weijia.

WEIJIA JIANG: I want to talk about President Trump's tariffs plan, because last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
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Transcript: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 20, 2025.

WEIJIA JIANG: We go now to Massachusetts, Democratic governor Maura Healey, who joins us this morning from just outside of Boston. Governor Healy, good morning to you.

GOV. MAURA HEALEY: Good morning Weijia. Happy Easter to you and to all out there listening.

WEIJIA JIANG: Happy Easter to you as well. I want to start with Harvard University, which is, of course, in your state...
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Transcript: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 20, 2025.

WEIJIA JIANG: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. Administrator Zeldin, thank you so much for spending some of your morning with us. I want to start with what your office called the most momentous day in the history of the EPA, and that is when the EPA announced 31 deregulatory actions just last month. That's a long list, but...
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Transcript: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. Britan Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 20, 2025.

WEIJIA JIANG: Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war yesterday, the largest such swap since Russia launched its invasion more than three years ago. But despite hopes that a brief Easter truce might open the door to lasting peace, both Kyiv and Moscow are accusing each other of breaking the ceasefire. Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick...
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Transcript: Sen. Chris Van Hollen on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 20, 2025.

WEIJIA JIANG: And we turn now to Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen. Senator, thank you so much for joining us this morning. You're just back from El Salvador, and I want to pick up where we left off with Camilo, because the White House is using these new details to build its case that Abrego Garcia should stay where he is and not come back to the U.S. Your response...
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Face the Nation: Zeldin, Healey, Goolsbee

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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the Trump administration's regulatory cuts and the impact of tariffs.
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Homan says ‘worst of the worst’ must be sent to El Salvador prison: ‘We got to protect American citizens’

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Border czar Tom Homan defended sending "designated terrorists" to prisons like the one in El Salvador, saying that the "travesties" he’s seen during his decades-long career in border security justify the Trump administration’s move.

Homan appeared on ABC’s "This Week" in a pre-recorded interview that aired Sunday, where he was asked if he had any qualms about sending people to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) even if they have no criminal record.

"If people wore my shoes for the last 40 years and seen the travesties...
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GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: Congresswoman's profane supermarket argument with constituent caught on camera

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., recorded a confrontation with a voter over when the conservative lawmaker was going to hold her next town hall, with the exchange ending in several expletives and insults from both sides.

"Some unhinged lunatic, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off – and I won’t be backing down," Mace said in a post on X Saturday along with a video of the confrontation.

The video, which is just under two minutes, appears to start shortly after the exchange between Mace and the voter...
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Blue states rallied for illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses ahead of Trump's REAL ID crackdown

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Americans are scrambling to obtain a state-issued REAL ID in order to travel by plane ahead of a federal deadline next month, which comes after states from coast to coast changed their laws surrounding driver's licenses to permit illegal immigrants to drive.

Americans will need to obtain a REAL ID, which is a federally-compliant driver's license or other identification that meets higher standards than state-issued licenses, in order to easily travel by air, the Department of Homeland Security explains on its website. Only legal U.S. citizens or...
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Rosenberg: Is Putin's 'Easter truce' cause for scepticism or chance for peace?

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Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes.
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'Operational misunderstanding' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

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Fourteen emergency workers and a UN worker were killed when the Israeli military opened fire on a convoy of vehicles in Gaza last month.
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DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs

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The postal giant will stop shipping packages to American consumers after a rise in red tape at customs.
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Gunmen shoot 12 dead at Ecuador cockfight

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Gunmen in fake army uniforms opened fire at a cockfighting ring, in a suspected gang-related attack.
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Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

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A capsule with Don Pettit and his two Russian crewmates lands in Kazakhstan after a space station mission.
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