Chris Lefkow

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General News Reporter and Chief Editor, North America at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to resume Venezuelan deportations

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

The US Supreme Court on Friday blocked a bid by the Trump administration to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using an obscure wartime law, saying they were not being given enough time to legally contest their removal. The 7-2 decision by the top court is another setback to President Donald Trump's attempts to swiftly expel alleged Tren de Aragua gang members using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA).
US Supreme Court weighs judicial checks on Trump with birthright case

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case involving birthright citizenship that could sharply curb the judiciary's ability to rein in Donald Trump and future American presidents. The case before the top court involved the Republican leader's bid to end automatic citizenship for children born on American soil. But the immediate question at hand was whether a single federal judge can block a president's policies with an injunction that applies nationwide.
US Supreme Court weighs judicial checks on Trump with birthright case

3 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

The US Supreme Court is considering whether a single federal judge can block a president's policies with an injunction that applies nationwide (Stefani Reynolds) (Stefani Reynolds/GETTY IMAGES/Getty Images via AFP)The US Supreme Court was hearing a case Thursday that could sharply curb the judiciary's ability to rein in Donald Trump and future American presidents. The case before the top court involves the Republican leader's bid to end automatic citizenship for children born on American soil.
US Supreme Court Weighs Judicial Checks On Trump With Birthright Case

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Chris Lefkow |Selim Saheb Ettaba

The US Supreme Court hears a case Thursday that could result in a radical reversal of constitutional interpretation and sharply curb the judiciary's ability to rein in Donald Trump -- or future American presidents. The case before the top court involves the Republican leader's bid to end automatic citizenship for children born on American soil. But the immediate question at hand is whether a single federal judge can block a president's policies with an injunction that applies nationwide.
Juez considera ilegal el uso por Trump de ley de 1798 para deportar migrantes

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

Chris Lefkow1 de mayo de 2025, 7:20 p.m.·4 min de lecturaUn juez federal de Texas consideró este jueves "ilegal" el uso que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, hace de una ley del siglo XVIII para deportar a presuntos pandilleros venezolanos.
Trump use of wartime law for deportations 'unlawful': judge

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

A federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump's use of an obscure wartime law to summarily deport alleged Venezuelan gang members was "unlawful."District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, a Trump appointee, blocked any deportations from his southern Texas district of alleged members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA).
Trump orders probes of two ex-officials, accusing one of 'treason'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

Chris Lefkow Wed, April 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM UTC 3 min read US President Donald Trump ordered extraordinary Justice Department investigations on Wednesday into two members of his previous administration, including one he alleged may have committed "treason." Trump also stripped the former officials -- Miles Taylor, who worked in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Christopher Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) -- of their...
US federal judges halt deportations of Venezuelans under wartime law

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

Federal judges in New York and Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without a court hearing. The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court order barring the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA), but said they must first be given an opportunity to legally challenge their removal.
Judge orders White House to restore AP access

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints."AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from traveling on Air Force One since mid-February because of the news agency's decision to continue referring to the "Gulf of Mexico" -- and not the "Gulf of America" as decreed by Trump.
Judge orders White House to restore AP access

1 month ago | macaubusiness.com | Chris Lefkow

A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press’s access to President Donald Trump’s official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their “viewpoints.”AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from traveling on Air Force One since mid-February because of the news agency’s decision to continue referring to the “Gulf of Mexico” — and not the “Gulf of America” as decreed by Trump.