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Two men charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning have been found guilty.
It is not clear if the federal judge presiding over the case on mass deportation flights to El Salvador received the additional information he requested from the Department of Justice. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has sharp critiques for the federal judge presiding over the case on mass deportation flights to El Salvador. This comes as the court awaits more details on the flights in question. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.
The judge who ordered the Trump administration to turn around deportation flights to El Salvador is giving the Justice Department until noon Thursday to provide details on those flights. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has the latest.
The Justice Department accused the judge in the case of continuing to "beat a dead horse" to pry "legally immaterial facts" from the government.
In response to a lawsuit, a federal judge this weekend ordered the Trump administration to turn around two planes carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members deported under President Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime Alien Enemies Act. However, the Trump administration disobeyed the order, and the judge has demanded to know why. Scott MacFarlane has the latest in the case.
Attorney General Pam Bondi released a statement Wednesday criticizing the federal district judge involved in the legal battle over the Trump administration's deportation flights of Venezuelan non-citizens. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
There have been nearly 6,000 egg product interceptions at U.S. borders this fiscal year compared with about 400 fentanyl seizures, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP says most egg interception cases are from people who didn't know they're not allowed to bring eggs across the border.
Supreme Court Chief John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday after President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who temporarily blocked the administration from carrying out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. CBS News correspondent Michael George has more.
A Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University said she voluntarily left the U.S. after her student visa was suddenly revoked earlier this month. She spoke exclusively with CBS News correspondent Lucia Luciano to tell her story.
In a letter just released from pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, the detained U.S. green card holder says he is a "political prisoner." The letter comes after an overnight court filing in New York shed new light on his hasty detention. Another Columbia student tells Lilia Luciano why she fled to Canada after her student visa was revoked.
In his first public statement since being detained by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to Louisiana, Mahmoud Khalil described himself as a "political prisoner."
The Trump administration has disclosed more details surrounding Saturday's deportation flights as it defends its actions in court. The administration sent hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador, despite a judge's order demanding they turn the planes around. Some of the migrants were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law designed to be used in times of war or invasion. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
In a court filing Tuesday, the Trump administration stood firm behind the deportation flights of Venezuelan non-citizens. But how are the president's policies impacting communities across the U.S.? Maureen Porras, the Democratic-turned-Republican vice mayor of Doral, Florida, and former immigration attorney joins "America Decides" with her perspective.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare rebuke Tuesday following President Trump's call for a federal judge who ruled against the administration to be impeached. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins "America Decides" with analysis.
The Trump administration over the weekend carried out deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act despite a federal judge ordering them to stop. On Tuesday in a social media post, President Trump called for the judge's impeachment. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
The Trump administration has until noon Tuesday to share details with a federal judge about the deportation flights carrying undocumented Venezuelans with alleged gang ties over the weekend. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Rasha Alawieh, a Rhode Island doctor, was detained on Thursday in Boston after visiting family in Lebanon.
A federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether the White House violated a court order by deporting migrants without proper court hearings. The Trump administration claims it has the authority under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 because it alleges the individuals in question were Venezuelan gang members. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser takes a closer look at why Congress passed the 18th-century law in the first place.
More than 130 Venezuelan migrants were expelled from the U.S. under the 227-year-old "Alien Enemies Act." A federal judge tried to block it, but the White House says the planes carrying them had already taken off for El Salvador. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Then, Jessica Levinson joins with analysis.
Over the weekend, the Trump administration cited a rarely-used 18th-century law to justify the deportations of suspected gang members. As Ed O'Keefe reports, the president's moves sparked a legal fight where minutes mattered.
The Trump administration went to court Monday defending its decision to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and deport hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador. On Saturday night, a judge ordered the administration to stop the deportations and turn around any planes that had not yet landed in the Central American country, which did not happen. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Aaron Navarro have the latest.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held a hearing late Monday on the Trump administration's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act. Despite being blocked by the courts, the White House used the act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, but claims it did not violate the order. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Jake Rosen have the latest.
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday afternoon on whether the Trump administration violated a court order against using a law passed in 1798 to deport hundreds of undocumented immigrants over the weekend. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday about the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump told reporters Sunday that he thinks he has a very good chance to end the war. CBS News' Taurean Small and Katrina Kaufman have more on that and the administration's deportation of Venezuelans with alleged gang ties, despite a federal judge's order to block the move.