Details on upcoming Trump call with Putin, White House's court defying deportation of Venezuelans

Details on upcoming Trump call with Putin, White House's court-defying deportation of Venezuelans

President Trump has expressed optimism ahead of Tuesday's call with Russia's Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports on that and the ...

CBS News - 10h

Trump shows optimism before Putin call; Administration defies court order, deports Venezuelans

President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday about the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump told reporters Sunday that he thinks he has a very good chance to end the war. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 11h

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order

The White House says it has removed Venezuelan gang members and denies violating a court order.

BBC News - 21h

White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.

The New York Times - 23h

ACLU challenges White House claim it did not defy court order on Venezuelan migrants

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) questioned Monday whether the White House violated a court order directing it to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants. A federal judge in ...

The Hill - 9h

Trump admin live updates: White House asks court to stay deportation flights TRO

Despite a federal judge ordering deportation flights of Venezuelans to cease, video shows more deportees arriving in El Salvador.

ABC News - 1d

Trump faces new legal battle after deporting Venezuelan migrants

President Donald Trump is defending his administration's controversial deportation of around 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador. The White House claimed authority for ...

NBC News - 11h

Trump administration updates: Officials question court's authority over deportations

The White House faces legal battle over its use of the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century law, under which it is deporting Venezuelans allegedly tied to organized crime.

ABC News - 31m

White House questions authority of judge's verbal order on Venezuelan deportation flights

The White House on Monday cast doubt on the authority of a verbal order from a judge directing the administration to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants out of the country. White House ...

The Hill - 5h

White House denies ignoring court order blocking some deportations

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held a hearing late Monday on the Trump administration's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act. Despite being blocked by the courts, the White House used ...

CBS News - 54m

Has the Trump administration violated a court order with deportation of Venezuelan gang members?

Venezuelan gang members were deported from the U.S. under the Trump administration amid a judge issuing a court order against it. NBC News' Danny Cevallos breaks down the legality of the ...

NBC News - 7h

Stephen Miller: Court has 'no authority' in deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members

Senior White House aide Stephen Miller on Monday asserted a federal judge did not have the authority to direct how the administration carried out the deportations of alleged gang members amid a ...

The Hill - 2h

Trump to Call Putin

White House say “we’ve never been closer to peace than at this moment”.

BBC News - 5h

Judge incredulous in Trump deportation case as administration lawyers argue verbal court order isn’t binding – live

Judge in Trump deportation case calls administration lawyers’ argument a ‘heck of a stretch’. White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations What is the Alien Enemies ...

The Guardian - 12m

Ukraine's reaction to Trump's upcoming call with Putin

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak Tuesday about the war in Ukraine, but as CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports, Ukrainians don't have much ...

CBS News - 10h

White House, courts battle over deportations

The White House is igniting a power struggle between the executive and judicial branches of government.

The Hill - 2h

White House denies defying judge's order over deportations to El Salvador

An order to halt the removal of 261 people came too late and had "no legal basis" anyway, the White House says.

BBC News - 6h

White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after judge block efforts

The Trump administration announced deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.

NBC News - 1d

Watch live: Leavitt briefs White House press corps after deportations to El Salvador

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the press and take questions Monday, coming quick on the heels of a weekend effort to deport dozens of Venezuelans. Secretary of State Marco ...

The Hill - 7h

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations

Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador. US politics live – latest updates The White House has denied allegations that it engaged in ...

The Guardian - 3h

What to know about Trump's court-defying deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The Trump administration says 261 people were deported to El Salvador on Saturday, 137 of whom were removed under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 over alleged gang ties. The move came despite a ...

CBS News - 8h

Timeline: Trump's race against courts to deport gang members under Alien Enemies Act

A minute-by-minute timeline of events of the Trump administration's race against the clock to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

ABC News - 12h

Trump clash with courts on Venezuela flights cues concerns of constitutional crisis

The Trump administration’s removal of more than 130 Venezuelans amid a court battle to block their deportation has ignited alarm they may have violated a court order barring its use of the Alien ...

The Hill - 23m

What is Tren de Aragua, Venezuelan gang targeted by Trump for deportations?

Tren de Aragua, commonly known as TdA, is the Venezuelan gang targeted by President Trump in recent mass deportations. On Saturday, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the first time it’s ...

The Hill - 8h

Judge in deportation case chides DOJ lawyer for refusing to answer key questions

The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

NBC News - 48m

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations. The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El ...

The Guardian - 1d

Putin says any Ukraine ceasefire should ‘lead to long-term peace’

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in principle with U.S. ceasefire proposals, but said there were details that needed to be worked out, perhaps in a phone call with president Trump.

NBC News - 4d

Courts grapple with 'King' Trump

The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...

The Hill - Mar. 9

Semisonic blasts use of 'Closing Time' in White House deportation video

Semisonic said it did not authorize and does not condone the White House using their hit "Closing Time" in a video that appears to depict deportation, the band said in a statement Monday.

NBC News - 4h

White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers

The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump administration deports immigrants despite judge blocking use of Alien Enemies Act

The White House is disregarding a federal judge's ruling on immigration, claiming the court has no authority. The ruling was meant to block the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies ...

CBS News - 9h

Putin wants direct White House talks before Ukraine ceasefire, but says he is open to deal in principle

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for giving "so much attention" to the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine deal.

CNBC - 4d

Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court

US prosecutors allege Rasha Alawieh had ‘sympathetic photos and videos’ related to key Hezbollah figures. US politics live – latest updates A Brown University medical professor was deported ...

The Guardian - 6h

Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge on Saturday preemptively blocked the Trump administration's reported efforts to quickly deport five Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798. The move from ...

The Hill - 2d

Judge criticizes Trump admin over deportation of migrants the WH says are violent gang members

A federal judge called Trump administration arguments a “heck of a stretch” in a court hearing late Monday. The Trump administration says it has complied with a court order during its deportation ...

NBC News - 29m

Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

The news that hundreds of migrants were headed to an El Salvador prison caused panic for some Venezuelans, who worried that their loved ones might be among them.

The New York Times - 19h