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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Crews announce progress battling small wildfire near historic NM military fort
New Mexico Historic Sites shared this photo of fire damage at an historic associated with Fort Stanton. The 720-acre Camp Fire "nearly destroyed" the 1855 fort beginning Sunday, though crews said they've made progress and stopped the fire's spread. (Photo courtesy NM Historic Sites) The 720-acre Camp Fire northeast of Ruidoso ignited Sunday near one of the most-intact military forts from the 19th century in the country, but an incident command team said Tuesday that crews are making progress. The fire damaged three historical structures at Fort Stanton, according to the latest updates, along with one outbuilding. But firefighters said Tuesday they were holding firelines and had fought back a blaze that 'nearly destroyed' the site,'according to the Pecos River Team fighting the fire. The federal Bureau of Land Management and state of New Mexico manage the historic locale, established in 1855. With 88 buildings on a 240-acre plot, Fort Stanton remains one of the largest historical sites in the state, and once housed tuberculosis patients during the epidemic and became an internment camp for German sailors and Japanese-Americans during World War II. The fort is now hosting firefighters as they beat back the blaze, which appears to have come within 1,000 feet of some of the main buildings, according to a Source New Mexico analysis of the fire perimeter map last updated late Monday evening. There was no fire spread overnight, according to the Pecos River Team. The fire is 4% contained. Its cause is still under investigation. Throughout the day Tuesday, fire crews expect to continue securing the fire perimeter by removing material near control lines, and they'll continue to map the burned area. As a result, acreage may change, according to a news release. The south edge of the fire, which is the closest edge to the historic site, will be the primary focus for the roughly 150 firefighters who have responded to the blaze. The south edge of the fire perimeter appears to roughly follow Fort Stanton Trail, according to a map of the fire perimeter. Fort Stanton is closed to the public, as is Rob Jaggers Campground and the Rio Bonito and West Mesa Road dispersed camping areas. Highway 220 is also closed in the Fort Stanton Area. Various local and federal governments have imposed fire restrictions in the area, including the BLM Roswell District, Lincoln County and the New Mexico Forestry Division. That means all campfires are prohibited, along with smoking outdoors, operating motor vehicles off designated roads and outdoor welding.
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Business Standard
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
'Bad & dangerous day for America': Trump slams SC over migrant ruling
US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed the US Supreme Court after it blocked his attempt to use a centuries-old law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. He called the ruling a 'bad and dangerous day' for the country. In a 7–2 decision, the Supreme Court halted Trump's efforts to apply the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA)—a rarely used statute last enforced during World War II to detain Japanese-Americans—arguing that the individuals in question were not being given adequate time to challenge their deportations. Taking to Truth Social, Trump expressed outrage over the ruling, claiming it would endanger public safety and tie law enforcement in legal red tape. 'The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our Country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process, one that will take, possibly, many years for each person, and one that will allow these people to commit many crimes before they even see the inside of a Courthouse,' Trump posted. 'It will also encourage other criminals to illegally enter our country, wreaking havoc and bedlam wherever they go,' he said. Trump, who made a hardline immigration policy a central part of his 2016 campaign, said the court's decision undermines his mandate to secure the border and remove undocumented migrants. 'Sleepy Joe Biden allowed MILLIONS of Criminal Aliens to come into our Country without any 'PROCESS' but, in order to get them out of our Country, we have to go through a long and extended PROCESS,' Trump added. He also thanked Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, the two dissenters in the decision, for what he described as their efforts to protect the nation.
RTHK
17-05-2025
- Politics
- RTHK
Top US court draws Trump fury by blocking deportations
Top US court draws Trump fury by blocking deportations Residents of Norfolk, Virginia, protest against the Trump administration's deportations. File photo: NurPhoto/AFP The US Supreme Court 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). Trump, who campaigned for the White House on a pledge to deport millions of undocumented migrants, reacted angrily to the court order. "THE SUPREME COURT WON'T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!" he posted on Truth Social. Trump invoked the AEA, which was last used to round up Japanese-Americans during World War II, in March to deport a first group of alleged Tren de Aragua members to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process. Attorneys for several of the deported Venezuelans have said their clients were not Tren de Aragua members, had committed no crimes and were targeted largely on the basis of their tattoos. The conservative-majority Supreme Court intervened on April 19 to temporarily block further deportations of undocumented Venezuelan migrants, saying they must be afforded due process. In Friday's unsigned order, the court paused plans to deport another group of detainees held in Texas, saying they were not being given enough time to mount a meaningful legal challenge to their removal. "Notice roughly 24 hours before removal, devoid of information about how to exercise due process rights to contest that removal, surely does not pass muster," the justices said. Conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. The justices also noted that a Salvadoran man had been deported to El Salvador "in error" along with the alleged Tren de Aragua members in March and the Trump administration has claimed "it is unable to provide for [his] return." The justices stressed they were not deciding whether Trump could legally use the AEA to deport undocumented migrants, and they ordered a lower court to "expeditiously" examine the question. "To be clear, we decide today only that the detainees are entitled to more notice than was given," they said. "We did not on April 19 – and do not now – address the underlying merits of the parties' claims regarding the legality of removals under the AEA. "We recognize the significance of the government's national security interests as well as the necessity that such interests be pursued in a manner consistent with the Constitution," they said. (AFP)
New Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to resume Venezuelan deportations
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court 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). Trump, who campaigned for the White House on a pledge to deport millions of undocumented migrants, reacted angrily to the court order. "THE SUPREME COURT WON'T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!" he posted on Truth Social. Trump invoked the AEA, which was last used to round up Japanese-Americans during World War II, in March to deport a first group of alleged Tren de Aragua members to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process. Attorneys for several of the deported Venezuelans have said their clients were not Tren de Aragua members, had committed no crimes and were targeted largely on the basis of their tattoos. The conservative-majority Supreme Court intervened on April 19 to temporarily block further deportations of undocumented Venezuelan migrants, saying they must be afforded due process. In Friday's unsigned order, the court paused plans to deport another group of detainees held in Texas, saying they were not being given enough time to mount a meaningful legal challenge to their removal. "Notice roughly 24 hours before removal, devoid of information about how to exercise due process rights to contest that removal, surely does not pass muster," the justices said. Conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. The justices also noted that a Salvadoran man had been deported to El Salvador "in error" along with the alleged Tren de Aragua members in March and the Trump administration has claimed "it is unable to provide for (his) return." The justices stressed they were not deciding whether Trump could legally use the AEA to deport undocumented migrants, and they ordered a lower court to "expeditiously" examine the question. "To be clear, we decide today only that the detainees are entitled to more notice than was given," they said. "We did not on April 19 -- and do not now -- address the underlying merits of the parties' claims regarding the legality of removals under the AEA. "We recognise the significance of the Government's national security interests as well as the necessity that such interests be pursued in a manner consistent with the Constitution," they said. Three federal district court judges have ruled that Trump's use of the AEA to carry out deportations was unconstitutional while one district court judge, a Trump appointee, decided that it was permissible. In invoking the AEA, Trump said Tren de Aragua was engaged in "hostile actions" and "threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States."
NDTV
17-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"Bad And Dangerous Day": Trump As US Top Court Blocks His Deportations
Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Trump criticized the Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling against his deportation bid for Venezuelan gang members, declaring it a "bad day for America." He claimed the decision would allow criminals to enter the US and hinder his efforts to enforce immigration laws. President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed the US Supreme Court for ruling against him on a migrant deportation case and called it a "bad and dangerous day" for the United States. His sharp retort came after the Supreme Court blocked his bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA), which was last used to round up Japanese-Americans during World War II. "The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our Country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process, one that will take, possibly, many years for each person, and one that will allow these people to commit many crimes before they even see the inside of a Courthouse," he posted on Truth Social. He said the decision will let "more criminals pour" into the US and will do "great harm to our cherished American public". "It will also encourage other criminals to illegally enter our country, wreaking havoc and bedlam wherever they go," he said. Trump, who campaigned for the White House on a pledge to deport millions of undocumented migrants, said the US Supreme Court was "not allowing" him to do what he was elected to do. "Sleepy Joe Biden allowed MILLIONS of Criminal Aliens to come into our Country without any "PROCESS" but, in order to get them out of our Country, we have to go through a long and extended PROCESS. In any event, thank you to Justice Alito and Justice Thomas for attempting to protect our Country. This is a bad and dangerous day for America," he added. The top court, in a 7-2 decision, blocked Trump's bid to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members, saying they were not being given enough time to legally contest their removal.
