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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
By MARK SHERMANUpdated 2:12 PM CDT, May 19, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals.
The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.
The high court’s order appears to be the “single largest action in modern American history stripping any group of non-citizens of immigration status,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, one of the attorneys for Venezuelan migrants.
“This decision will force families to be in an impossible position either choosing to survive or choosing stability,” said Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera, who sued to try and stop the Trump administration from revoking legal protections from her and others like her.
“Venezuelans are not criminals,” Gonzalez Herrera said.
“We all deserve the chance to thrive without being sent back to danger,” she said. ...
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Putin just showed Trump how little he needs him | CNN
This may be the moment President Trump finally understood the Russian leader as someone who really doesn’t seek his approval or allegiance, and stepped back.
www.cnn.com
Trump suggests without evidence that Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis was hidden from the public
President Donald Trump commented publicly for the first time Monday about former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis, suggesting without offering evidence that the detection was hidden from the public.
apnews.com
Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents
U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE detention facility earlier this month.
abcnews.go.com
Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'
Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service.
apnews.com
Analysis: Peace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin | CNN Politics
So much for Donald Trump’s “force of personality” forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to prove he wants to end the war in Ukraine.
www.cnn.com
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.
apnews.com
'Dead of night': Dems accuse GOP of cowardice over late-night votes on Trump's 'big, beautiful' budget bill
After scheduling a 1 a.m. committee hearing to continue advancing President Trump's desired "big, beautiful" budget bill, Democrats are slamming the move as an effort to avoid criticism.
www.foxnews.com
Judge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison
It’s the first such order in the mounting legal saga surrounding President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of men to a supermax prison in El Salvador.
www.nbcnews.com
Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency
The Senate has voted to move forward with legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins, two weeks after Democrats blocked the measure.
apnews.com
GOP bill could add trillions to the U.S. deficit, some experts say. Here's what to know.
Republican tax bill could cost $3.8 trillion over 10 years as its tax cuts surpass spending reductions, according to one analysis.
www.cbsnews.com
Senate confirms Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law, as ambassador to France
The Senate has confirmed real estate developer Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.
apnews.com
Trump calls Biden's cancer diagnosis 'very sad' while questioning timeline: 'Wasn't informed'
Trump expressed sympathy over Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis while raising concerns about the timing of its public announcement during a Monday press conference.
www.foxnews.com
Medicaid, SNAP, tax cuts: What's in the Trump bill lawmakers aim to pass this week
Fiscal conservatives are pushing for more cuts ahead of the May 22 vote.
www.usatoday.com
Trump, alongside the first lady, signs a bill to make posting 'revenge porn' a federal crime
President Donald Trump has signed the Take It Down Act into law. Trump signed the bill on Monday alongside his wife, Melania Trump, who helped usher the measure through Congress.
apnews.com
Why U.S. citizen children sent with their deported moms can't come back easily
Attorneys and advocates say suggestions that American-born children of deported parents can return to the United States gloss over the barriers and difficulties families may face.
www.nbcnews.com
Senate to try again to advance crypto bill after Democratic opposition tanked first vote
The Senate is trying again to take a key procedural vote Monday evening on a first-of-its-kind crypto regulation bill after Democrats tanked it earlier this month.
www.cbsnews.com
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