Live updates: Homan on migrant flights; Sanders acknowledges Trump’s efforts on border, fentanyl
President Trump is dealing with backlash from Democrats in Congress, activists and judges as he ramps up deportations of migrants from the U.S.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary order to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law. Boasberg contended during Thursday’s hearing that the government “evaded” his deadline to fork over information about the deportations of migrants that were flown to El Salvador.
Trump and his close adviser Elon Musk have publicly blasted Boasberg and called for him to be impeached.
Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said officials are “confident” that all migrants on the deportation flights were Venezuelan gang members.
Homan, during an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” reiterated that all the migrants on the flight were members of the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), noting that multiple officials were confident in their decision.
On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order to chart a path for abolishing the Department of Education (DOE). Although approval from Congress is needed to fully terminate the department, the president told Education Secretary Linda McMahon to achieve as much as she can on her end.
Then on Friday, the commander-in-chief announced that student loans will be taken care of by the Small Business Administration, an agency suffering from a 40 percent workforce cut.
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D) said Sunday that she is concerned about the Department of Education’s disassembly.
“When I hear folks from Washington, they sound really out of touch with what’s going on in the state and certainly in our classrooms,” Coleman told NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday.” “And I can say that because I went from being a high school teacher, a basketball coach and an assistant principal to being Kentucky’s lieutenant governor.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is touring the country and drawing massive crowds of liberal voters who are expressing dissatisfaction with the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the federal government.
However, on Sunday, Sanders said there is one thing he agreed with Trump about: curbing illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl into the country.
Sanders joined ABC News’s “This Week,” where host Jonathan Karl asked if there was anything Trump has done right.
“I think cracking down on fentanyl, making sure our borders are stronger,” Sanders replied. “Look, nobody thinks illegal immigration is appropriate, and I happen to think we need comprehensive immigration reform, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for people to be coming across the border illegally.”
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Sunday shows preview: Trump battles backlash over deportations, moves to gut Education Department
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