The Biggest Loser

"The Trump administration yesterday insisted it has no legal obligation to facilitate the release of a Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador, arguing in a court filing that last week’s Supreme Court ruling requires officials only to admit him into the United States if the man makes it back from the high-security prison where he is held. The administration also provided minimal responses to a Friday court order directing officials to provide “daily updates” on the efforts made to return the man. Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney report for POLITICO.

One DOGE member with appropriate training and disclosures can have access to sensitive Treasury Department payment and data systems, a federal judge ruled on Friday, partially relaxing an earlier order that wholly banned DOGE from accessing the systems. 

A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from carrying out detention and deportation operations in houses of worship, rulingthat the coalition of religious organizations which filed the challenge failed to establish that their spaces and congregants have become common targets. Zach Montague reports for the New York Times.

The Trump administration can further shrink the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but cannot dismantle it entirely, an appeals court ruled on Friday. Tierney Sneed reports for CNN.

Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil is eligible for deportation, an immigration judge ruled on Friday. Khalil’s attorneys said they would appeal the decision. David Nakamura and Susan Svrluga report for the Washington Post.

Two groups representing Harvard professors on Friday sued the Trump administration over its review of about $9 billion in federal funding received by the school, arguing that the move violates free speech and other First Amendment rights. Edgar Sandoval reports for the New York Times.

The ACLU, on behalf of two U.S. human rights advocates, on Friday filed a challenge to Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.

A group of progressive Jewish organizations and congregations on Thursday filed a brief in federal court objecting to the government’s treatment of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Muslim graduate student at Tufts detained by the immigration authorities over an essay critical of Israel. Anemona Hartocollis reports for the New York Times.

The State Department has not found any evidence showing the Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization prior to her detention by immigration enforcement agents, according to a March State Department memo described to the Washington Post. DHS has previously said Ozark engaged in activities “in support of Hamas.” John Hudson reports."

"The White House barred a reporter and photographer from the Associated Press from the Trump-Bukele Oval Office news conference yesterday, despite a federal court decision that prohibits the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico. David Bauder reports for AP News.

The Liberty Justice Center yesterday filed a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of International Trade on behalf of a group of U.S. businesses arguing that the tariffs announced by the Trump administration are illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Matthew Kaufman reports for CNN.

A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending parole and the right-to-work program for over half a million immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, ruling the migrants can remain in the United States while a challenge against the move proceeds. Filip Timotija reports for the Hill.

The Protect Democracy Project nonprofit yesterday sued the Trump administration over allegedly breaching federal law by taking a public spending database overseen by the Office of Management and Budget offline “without explanation” last month. Aris Folley reports for the Hill.

The ACLU yesterday brought a new challenge to Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out summary deportations, seeking an order temporarily restraining the administration from deporting migrants detained in Colorado. Zach Schonfeld reports for the Hill.

Several international students who had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed challenges to the revocations, arguing the government lacked a justification to terminate their legal status and denied them due process. Annie Ma reports for AP News.

The federal government appears to have based its decision to deport Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil in part on unverified tabloid articles or erroneous information, according to an NBC News review of the documents submitted by the federal government and Khalil’s team in proceedings challenging his removal. Chloe Atkins reports."

GrateEggspectations said:

Canugghead said:

No offense guys, too funny to resist posting it, nice knowing y'all if I get Wilsonified 😂 

Although to be accurate, "Americans" in the first picture should read "MAGA Patriots".

You one cold MF, @Canugghead. And here I thought Canadians were supposed to be so kind and mild-mannered. 

And here I thought Canadians were supposed to be so kind and mild-mannered. 

GrateEggspectations said:

Canugghead said:

No offense guys, too funny to resist posting it, nice knowing y'all if I get Wilsonified 😂 

Although to be accurate, "Americans" in the first picture should read "MAGA Patriots".

You one cold MF, @Canugghead. And here I thought Canadians were supposed to be so kind and mild-mannered. 

JohnInCarolina said: