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Daily Express: Trump administration moves to end temporary status for 530,000 people

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Another half a million immigrants (mostly refugees and asylum candidates) will now be available for Trump’s ICE bullies to abuse and deport.

It’s as though Trump strives to create misery for people on the largest scale possible.

President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly gearing up to end temporary legal status for more than 530,000 people who arrived in the United States from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti.

This comes after Trump directed his officials to “terminate all categorical parole programs that are contrary to the policies of the United States,” on the first day of his second term at the White House.

According to a Federal Register document, these people entered the country via former President Joe Biden’s temporary parole programs which are scheduled to end on April 24.

    According to the document, people who had parole under these programs “must depart the United States before their parole termination date.”

    If these people do not leave before the parole is terminated, the Department of Homeland Security will “remove” them.

    Homeland Security Secretary [& Bimbo #2] Kristi Noem said that this move “directly” follows Trump’s order and “complements and underscores the Administration’s pivot to a foreign policy that prioritizes the United States’ interests in a secure border …”

    Trump administration moves to end temporary status for 530,000 people

    Trump administration moves to end temporary status for 530,000 people

    Daily Caller: DOJ Explores Criminal Charges Against Ousted USIP Mutineers

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    Only problem is that USIP is a branch of Congress, not an executive agency. Musk and his merry bunch of misfits with large testicles have no legitimate business there.

    The Department of Justice is exploring potential criminal charges against former U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials who attempted to block the Trump administration’s leadership changes at the federally funded think tank Monday, a senior DOJ official told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

    The official, who requested anonymity, told the DCNF the DOJ is examining whether certain USIP actions — such as the removal and destruction of internal and external door locks — created illegal fire hazards. The official also flagged the widespread distribution of internal flyers instructing USIP staff not to cooperate with incoming Trump administration officials as potentially obstructive conduct. The DCNF was the first to report on USIP’s internal flyer campaign and destruction of door locks.

    EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Explores Criminal Charges Against Ousted USIP Mutineers

    EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Explores Criminal Charges Against Ousted USIP Mutineers

    Daily Express: Karoline Leavitt left humiliated after reporter corrects her on live TV

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    Trump’s Bimbo #1, Karoline Leavitt (not the brightest bulb on the planet), got smacked down.

    President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, responded tersely after being corrected by a journalist regarding her assertion that the judge who obstructed the Alien Enemies Act was a “democratic activist.”

    After Leavitt’s remarks, a reporter promptly interjected, “He [the judge] was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.”

    Taken aback, Leavitt swiftly countered, although she is accustomed to scrutiny for spreading misinformation during briefings. Nevertheless, the correction elicited subtle grins from other journalists in attendance.

    Karoline Leavitt left humiliated after reporter corrects her on live TV
    Karoline Leavitt, a former press secretary for President Donald Trump, was left red-faced after a reporter corrected a claim she made about a judge on live TV

    Karoline Leavitt left humiliated after reporter corrects her live – US News – News – Daily Express US

    Fox News: Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops

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    Arrogant jerk! Hegseth should stick to drinking. It’s the only thing he does well.

    “We should all agree, however, that every person who has answered the call to serve deserves our gratitude and respect.”

    [U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes wrote,] “Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed – some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them,” the judge added, noting that the defendants, on the other hand, “have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest.”

    Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops should report to military bases.

    Hegseth suggests judge report to military bases after ruling that Pentagon must allow transgender troops

    White House for Rent!

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    The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties.

    The sponsorship offers range from $75,000 to $200,000, with the promise of logo and branding opportunities, according to a nine-page document sent to potential sponsors and obtained by CNN.

    The Egg Roll, which began during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration in 1878, has long been privately funded without taxpayer dollars, largely through the American Egg Board, which also provides tens of thousands of eggs for the occasion. 

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    ‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event
    The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics experts and shock from former White House officials from both parties.

    ‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event

    USA Today: Trump slashes homeland security civil rights jobs in ‘Black Friday’ cuts

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    Former DHS immigration detention ombudsman: “I think we’ll see people die in custody as a result.”

    Homeland Security is eliminating those employees whose job is to keep them operating honestly and legally:

    In a move aimed at reducing “roadblocks” to its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has fired most employees within the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and two separate DHS ombudsman offices, a senior DHS official confirmed late Friday.

    The actions come amid other changes at DHS that critics say will curtail oversight of immigration efforts by President Donald Trump even as legal challenges intensify over their constitutionality.

    A senior DHS official told USA TODAY that the RIF or “reduction in force” efforts were done “to eliminate redundant and counterproductive roles while reallocating resources to frontline enforcement, where they are most effective.”

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    Michelle Brané, who served in the Biden administration as the immigration detention ombudsman within DHS, called the cuts a “recipe for disaster.”

    Brané said she believes roughly 200 people lost their jobs in what she called “Black Friday” cuts.

    “They’re eliminating all the oversight bodies within the Department of Homeland Security at a time when they are being more aggressive than ever and making more mistakes than ever,” Brané said. “I think we’ll see people die in custody as a result.”

    Trump slashes homeland security civil rights jobs in ‘Black Friday’ cuts
    A senior Homeland Security official says the offices established to protect against abuse were cut because they are “roadblocks’ to enforcement.

    Trump slashes homeland security civil rights jobs in ‘Black Friday’ cuts

    Huffington Post: Angry Federal Judge Calls Trump’s Action On Migrant Flights ‘Frightening’

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    Justice Department lawyers once again faced an angry federal judge on Friday as they sought to defend President Donald Trump’s decision to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and usher migrants out of the country without a court hearing. 

    U.S. District Judge James Boasberg vowed to determine whether or not the Trump administration knowingly violated his Saturday order to return hundreds of Venezuelan migrants that were, at the time, being flown to an El Salvadoran prison, where they presently remain.

    Earlier this week, Trump prompted a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts when he called for Boasberg to be impeached. 

    At the hearing, Boasberg slammed the government’s language in some of its recent court filings as “intemperate and disrespectful,” adding that he could not recall ever encountering such a tone from U.S. government lawyers. One such filing accused the judge of “continuing to beat a dead horse” with his requests for more information from the Justice Department, which only responded in part, alleging that the judge’s orders were “immaterial.”

    “I will get to the bottom of whether they violated my order, who ordered this and what the consequences will be,” Boasberg said during an approximately 90-minute hearing.

    Angry Federal Judge Calls Trump’s Action On Migrant Flights ‘Frightening’

    Angry Federal Judge Calls Trump’s Action On Migrant Flights ‘Frightening’

    ABC News: Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

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    An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo, according to court declarations submitted Wednesday night.

    Linette Tobin is representing Jerce Reyes Barrios, a professional soccer player from Venezuela who protested the Maduro regime in February and March 2024 and was detained and tortured after one of the demonstrations.

    Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

    Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

    Chicago Sun-Times: Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court

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    Chicago attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and the ACLU of Illinois accused the federal government of violating immigration law and the constitutional rights of at least 22 people who were arrested and detained in the Midwest since President Donald Trump’s inauguration as part of his crackdown on immigration.

    Two people are still in custody, 19 were released on bond and one has already been deported.

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    Attorneys say these actions violate the Nava Settlement — a 2018 class-action lawsuit filed in response to unlawful arrests by ICE agents who used traffic stops and other tactics to make arrests without a warrant. Under the agreement, ICE officials can conduct a warrantless arrest if they believe an individual is likely to escape, but they must provide evidence. In the motion filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago, attorneys said federal agents since January had “failed to assess whether there was probable cause that an individual was likely to flee before a warrant could be issued.”

    Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court
    Chicago attorneys were in federal court Thursday accusing federal agents of violating immigration law and the constitutional rights of at least 22 people since January.

    Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court – Chicago Sun-Times

    Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial

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    In the month since President Trump signed an executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the federal level, cancellations and rollbacks of DEI programs continue to mount.

    The order has given private sector companies hollow excuses and political cover for pulling back on DEI. Ironically, these were some of the same companies that rushed to create DEI offices after the murder of George Floyd during the first Trump administration.

    The intent of DEI programs is to bring fairness and inclusion to the workplace through diverse voices, especially those of women, veterans and people of color. We don’t see that as being a bad thing.

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    Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial
    The Republican administration jeopardizes progress for N.J.’s diversity programs boosting women, minorities and veterans. Don’t let it happen.

    Trump’s assault on DEI must be stopped. Diversity makes us strong, not weak | Editorial – nj.com