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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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Watch: Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.
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Pope Leo XIV and JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine

  • News source: Nicole Winfield | The Associated Press
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Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, met Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Vance’s motorcade was seen entering Vatican City just after 7:30 a.m. Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the U.S. delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope.

Joining Vance at the Vatican was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic, Vance spokesperson Luke Schroeder said.

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Obama reacts to Biden diagnosis: 'Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer...than Joe'

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and President Donald Trump have each commented on the grim news of President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.

"Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery," Obama noted in posts on social media.

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'A pain I can't describe': Tornadoes sweep multiple US states

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dozens of people have died in parts of the United States after tornadoes caused catastrophic damage across the weekend.
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Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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During his first administration, President Trump's top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services.

Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients became eligible for benefits, including security deposits and first month's rent for housing, rides to medical appointments, wheelchair ramps, and even prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables...
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BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa's illegal mines

  • News source: BBC News - World
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An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.
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Kenya's ex-justice minister 'deported' from Tanzania

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Karua was allowed into Tanzania last month but has been stopped this time ahead of Tundu Lissu's trial.
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Liberal mayor Dan beats nationalist in tense race for Romanian presidency

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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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Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives

  • News source: Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Kyle Stewart and Syedah
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The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package Sunday night, two days after a group of conservatives voted to reject it.

The vote was 17-16 along party lines, with the four Republicans who opposed the bill in committee Friday voting "present."

The outcome is a positive sign for the massive party-line bill after a significant setback Friday, but it will still need changes before it secures the votes to pass the full House. And if it does, it will face plenty of challenges in the Senate...
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' passes key House hurdle after GOP rebel mutiny

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump’s "one big, beautiful bill" survived a key hurdle in the House of Representatives on Sunday night, putting it one step closer to a chamber-wide vote later this week.

It comes after a rebellion by four House conservatives upended plans to advance the bill on Friday morning.

Lawmakers on the House Budget Committee were summoned back to Washington for a 10 p.m. meeting to vote on advancing the legislation. It passed the panel in a nearly party-line vote, 17 to 16, with four Republicans voting "present."

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Portugal PM's party wins snap election but falls short of majority

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The ruling right-of-centre Democratic Alliance of PM Luís Montenegro wins elections, amid a far-right surge.
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Afghan Christian pastor pleads with Trump, warns of Taliban revenge after admin revokes refugee protections

  • News source: FOX News
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As the Trump administration has moved to end protections for thousands of Afghan nationals, faith leaders and advocates are sounding the alarm over the potential deportation of Christian converts, who, they say, face severe persecution under Taliban rule.

Pastor Behnam Rasooli, known as Pastor Ben, leads the Oklahoma Khorasan Church in Oklahoma City, a congregation primarily composed of Afghan Christian refugees. In an interview with Fox News Digital, he shared harrowing accounts of the dangers he says his Christian community faces."If any of these...
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Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday. Dr. David Agus has more on the diagnosis.
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Trump expected to speak with Putin and Zelenskyy

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump is expected to speak Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move aimed at bringing an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Willie James Inman reports.
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Feds fighting child exploitation also face public reluctance to discuss crisis

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Three years after her son's suicide, Pauline Stuart said she now has a better perspective on who her real friends are.

Stuart's son, Ryan Last, was 17 and a high-achieving high school student in a close-knit family when he took his own life in 2022. He did so shortly after becoming the victim of a criminal "sextortion" plot.

Four men were charged last week in connection with a scheme to target and extort Stuart's son. But there is another pernicious problem Stuart is trying to combat: a public aversion to acknowledging and talking about America's...
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