Chris Lefkow

2 weeks ago | terradaily.com | Chris Lefkow

What powers is Trump using to send troops to Los Angeles? By Chris LefkowWashington (AFP) June 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to deploy National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against federal immigration raids. Here is a look at some of the legal questions surrounding the move. Trump relied on a seldom-used law known as Title 10 to send an initial 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris Lefkow

US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to deploy National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests against federal immigration raids. Here is a look at some of the legal questions surrounding the move. - Is it legal? -Trump relied on a seldom-used law known as Title 10 to send an initial 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. He has since ordered another 2,000 Guard members and 700 Marines to the Californian city.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Lefkow

President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation policies have led people in the US to protest against the so-called war on immigrants. Photo / AFPThe Salvadoran migrant at the heart of a row over US President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation policies was returned to the United States on Saturday and arrested on human smuggling charges. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was brought back to the US from El Salvador and charged with trafficking undocumented migrants, Attorney-General Pam Bondi said.

1 month 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).

1 month 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.