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08-05-2025
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5 things to know for May 8: Immigration, Medicaid, Auto tariffs, Surgeon general, Tyre Nichols
Some cast members from the touring production of 'Les Misérables' will not appear in the show next month at the Kennedy Performing Arts Center. At least 10 to 12 members of the cast and ensemble have reportedly decided to boycott the high-dollar fundraiser and performance. The move highlights the friction between the arts community and the Trump administration that was sparked in February when 18 Kennedy Center board members were purged from the DC-based performing arts complex, only to be replaced by allies of President Donald Trump. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Get '5 Things' in your inbox If your day doesn't start until you're up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to your new favorite morning fix. Sign up here for the '5 Things' newsletter. The judicial branch continued to hammer the Trump administration over its immigration actions, particularly when it comes to due process. On Wednesday, a federal judge concluded that deporting migrants to Libya or Saudi Arabia would violate his previous order, which barred sending migrants to countries other than their own without providing written notice and an opportunity to contest ahead of time. In Minnesota, a federal district court judge ordered the release of an international student who entered the US on a valid F-1 visa and was arrested in March after that visa was revoked. Mohammed Hoque, a Bangladeshi national, argued that he was targeted for his political speech and not for any immigration violations or criminal activity. A federal appeals court also upheld a lower court's decision to transfer Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish national and PhD student at Tufts University, from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to custody in Vermont. In an opinion released Wednesday, the three-judge panel said the US had failed to prove it could suffer harm over the transfer. The House Republican conference is reportedly fractured and the battle lines are becoming more pronounced. One of the biggest sticking points: Medicaid and the related Children's Health Insurance Program, which nearly 80 million children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents and adults without dependents rely on for critical care. Speaker Mike Johnson wants to quickly pass President Trump's 'big beautiful bill' of tax and spending cuts — preferably before Memorial Day — but members of his party can't seem to reach a consensus on how much to cut. GOP hardliners want to slash Medicaid spending, while more moderate Republicans refuse to back any changes that could hurt Americans who rely on the program. 'I don't want to be mean,' Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a Republican from a New York swing district, told CNN. 'And I think any time it looks like we're actually hurting people, that's gonna piss off the American population. And if you piss them off, they're probably not going to vote for you.' President Trump's global trade war is starting to take a toll on automakers. Since April 3, imported vehicles have faced a tariff of up to 25%. In response, Ford announced on Wednesday that it was hiking the sticker prices for the three US models it imports from Mexico — the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Maverick and the Bronco Sport — by up to $2,000 each. This increase comes just days after executives said that they didn't expect a significant increase in car prices this year. And earlier today, Toyota forecast a 21% profit decline for the current financial year due to Trump's tariffs and the negative impact of a stronger yen. As the world's top-selling automaker, Toyota will have to deal with both the impact of tariffs on its US-bound vehicles and the potential for a downturn in consumer sentiment when car prices rise. The White House announced yesterday that it had pulled its nomination for Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the surgeon general. The news came just one day before Nesheiwat's Senate confirmation hearing was supposed to begin. Nesheiwat — a family physician, former Fox News medical contributor and the sister-in-law of UN ambassador nominee Mike Waltz — has been replaced by Dr. Casey Means. Although Means graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine, she dropped out during her residency. An author, wellness influencer and the sister of White House health adviser Calley Means, Casey Means is now a holistic medicine doctor whose medical license has been inactive since 2024. It took the jury just 8 1/2 hours to find three former Memphis officers not guilty of all state charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. In 2023, Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper-sprayed and hit with a Taser. Five officers, who are also Black, caught up with him and punched, kicked and hit him with a police baton while trying to handcuff him. Afterward, video showed the officers talking and laughing as Nichols struggled with his injuries. He died three days later. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents Nichols' family, expressed his outrage at the outcome of the trial. 'Today's verdicts are a devastating miscarriage of justice,' Crump stated. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith still face the prospect of years in prison for the federal charges they were convicted of last year. Two other former officers previously pleaded guilty in both state and federal court. Accused Aniston gate-crasher chargedThe man who allegedly drove a car through the front gate of a Bel Air mansion that reportedly belongs to Emmy-winning actress Jennifer Aniston has been charged with stalking and vandalism. He is accused of 'repeatedly harassing the victim' by 'sending her unwanted social media, voicemail and email messages.' 3 Doors Down singer reveals cancer diagnosisBrad Arnold took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the news that doctors have diagnosed him with a form of kidney cancer. Due to his health, the band has canceled its upcoming tour. Globes expand award categoriesThe Golden Globes are adding a new category for 2026: best podcast of the year. Only the 'top 25 podcasts' will qualify for the award. 'As the world of entertainment continues to evolve, we are excited to recognize new forms of storytelling,' Golden Globes president Helen Hoehne said. Regal portrait unveiled in LondonIn a tradition dating back more than 400 years, the official coronation portrait of Britain's King Charles was made public this week. Created by English figurative painter Peter Kuhfeld, the king's portrait will join one of his wife, Queen Camilla, at the National Gallery for one month. It will then be moved to Buckingham Palace. Like father, like sonThe eldest son of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad. The 14-year-old Ronaldo Jr. has also taken to mimicking his dad's famous 'Siu' goal celebration, a practice that has gone viral on social media. 1,002That's how many measles cases have been reported in the US this year. The vast majority of these cases – more than 800 – are associated with an outbreak centered in West Texas that has expanded to New Mexico, Oklahoma and possibly Kansas. 'I've never asked for a meeting with any president and I never will. I wouldn't do that. There's never a reason for me to ask for a meeting. It's always been the other way.' — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, during a post-meeting press conference Wednesday, after the central bank announced its decision to hold interest rates steady. President Trump has repeatedly berated and threatened to fire Powell if he doesn't lower rates. Check your local forecast here>>> A pat on the back for everyonePolice in Tampa, Florida, saved the life of a toddler who was choking on a tomato.
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08-05-2025
- Politics
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Judge orders release of detained international student who says he was targeted for supporting Palestinian human rights
See all topics A federal district court judge in Minnesota ordered the release of a detained international student Monday after finding the Trump administration failed to show it didn't target him for speaking publicly about Palestine. Minnesota State University-Mankato student Mohammed Hoque, a Bangladeshi national who entered the United States on a valid F-1 visa in 2021, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers outside his home in March, according to court documents. Officers had followed the student home after class and arrested him – purportedly due to a visa revocation – in front of his parents who were there for a visit, documents show. Hoque was detained until US District Judge Jerry Blackwell ordered his release this week, saying his arrest matched a pattern of activity by the Trump administration targeting non-citizens who engaged in protest activity against the war in Gaza, raising concerns about First Amendment violations. 'The record contains sufficiently clear evidence of viewpoint-based targeting for (Hoque's) exercise of protected speech on a matter of public concern,' the judge wrote in his order, adding that the arrest 'aligns with the publicly stated executive policy of targeting social media users who express support for Palestinian human rights and criticize violence in Gaza, as Petitioner had done.' Blackwell added the Department of Justice failed to present any evidence to justify Hoque's initial arrest and his continued detention. Hoque, a student of management information systems, has argued in court filings he was targeted for his political speech and not any immigration violations or criminal activity. Attorneys told the court Hoque's student visa and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record were terminated. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the judge's order. Hoque's case is among a string of recent student visa cancellations and revocations of statuses from SEVIS that have affected thousands of students across the United States amid a larger Trump administration immigration crackdown. In many instances, students and their attorneys said they believed their statuses were revoked because of minor entanglements with law enforcement like traffic violations or underage drinking. In calling for Hoque's visa to be revoked, the State Department cited two previous misdemeanor charges against him – including one misdemeanor assault charge he was never convicted of – and called him a threat to public safety, according to the judge's order, which notes that the memo does not accurately represent that the student was never arrested, and instead completed a stayed sentence in mid-2024. Court records show Hoque was convicted of disorderly conduct in 2023 in Minnesota – which the judge said is a crime that 'does not appear to support removability.' CNN has reached out to Hoque's lawyers for more information on the conviction. Hoque was released on bail Tuesday and has been reunited with his family, according to his attorneys. 'Yesterday, Mohammed Hoque was released on bond,' Teresa Nelson, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union in Minnesota said in a statement. 'While we celebrate that Mr. Hoque has been reunited with his family, we are deeply aware that Mr. Hoque should never have been detained in the first place. We know Mr. Hoque can't recoup the 40 days he spent in custody.' Shortly after his arrest, attorneys for Hoque filed suit against the Trump administration, and a habeas petition seeking to stop his transfer out of the state. Blackwell initially granted their motion for a temporary restraining order, which kept Hoque in detention in Minnesota. During a bail hearing before an immigration judge last month, Hoque was found not to be a danger to the community despite the government's charges and ordered to be released. That decision was appealed by the government, which kept him in detention, according to the judge's order. In his release order, Blackwell chided the government for changing charges against Hoque, apparently to keep him in custody. The lack of clarity has only supported Hoque's claims that he was targeted for his speech, not any illegal activity, Blackwell wrote. The judge said, 'the Government cited different reasons at different times for its actions,' first citing 'failure to maintain status and foreign policy,' then criminal records. 'The Government also refers to requests and communications without providing the requests or communications themselves,' Blackwell wrote. 'In the face of public evidence of a practice of targeting speech, these omissions are glaring and fail to rebut the evidence that the Government was motivated to arrest and detain Petitioner because he had spoken publicly about Palestine.' Now that Hoque has been released, the lawsuit will move forward along with the immigration proceedings that the Department of Homeland Security has started against him. It's not just visa holders that have been targeted by the Trump administration's crackdown. Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Madawi – pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University – are now fighting deportation after the State Department ordered revocation of their permanent legal resident status, commonly known as a 'green card,' and arrested them in March and April, respectively.
CNN
08-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Judge orders release of detained international student who says he was targeted for supporting Palestinian human rights
See all topics A federal district court judge in Minnesota ordered the release of a detained international student Monday after finding the Trump administration failed to show it didn't target him for speaking publicly about Palestine. Minnesota State University-Mankato student Mohammed Hoque, a Bangladeshi national who entered the United States on a valid F-1 visa in 2021, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers outside his home in March, according to court documents. Officers had followed the student home after class and arrested him – purportedly due to a visa revocation – in front of his parents who were there for a visit, documents show. Hoque was detained until US District Judge Jerry Blackwell ordered his release this week, saying his arrest matched a pattern of activity by the Trump administration targeting non-citizens who engaged in protest activity against the war in Gaza, raising concerns about First Amendment violations. 'The record contains sufficiently clear evidence of viewpoint-based targeting for (Hoque's) exercise of protected speech on a matter of public concern,' the judge wrote in his order, adding that the arrest 'aligns with the publicly stated executive policy of targeting social media users who express support for Palestinian human rights and criticize violence in Gaza, as Petitioner had done.' Blackwell added the Department of Justice failed to present any evidence to justify Hoque's initial arrest and his continued detention. Hoque, a student of management information systems, has argued in court filings he was targeted for his political speech and not any immigration violations or criminal activity. Attorneys told the court Hoque's student visa and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record were terminated. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the judge's order. Hoque's case is among a string of recent student visa cancellations and revocations of statuses from SEVIS that have affected thousands of students across the United States amid a larger Trump administration immigration crackdown. In many instances, students and their attorneys said they believed their statuses were revoked because of minor entanglements with law enforcement like traffic violations or underage drinking. In calling for Hoque's visa to be revoked, the State Department cited two previous misdemeanor charges against him – including one misdemeanor assault charge he was never convicted of – and called him a threat to public safety, according to the judge's order, which notes that the memo does not accurately represent that the student was never arrested, and instead completed a stayed sentence in mid-2024. Court records show Hoque was convicted of disorderly conduct in 2023 in Minnesota – which the judge said is a crime that 'does not appear to support removability.' CNN has reached out to Hoque's lawyers for more information on the conviction. Hoque was released on bail Tuesday and has been reunited with his family, according to his attorneys. 'Yesterday, Mohammed Hoque was released on bond,' Teresa Nelson, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union in Minnesota said in a statement. 'While we celebrate that Mr. Hoque has been reunited with his family, we are deeply aware that Mr. Hoque should never have been detained in the first place. We know Mr. Hoque can't recoup the 40 days he spent in custody.' Shortly after his arrest, attorneys for Hoque filed suit against the Trump administration, and a habeas petition seeking to stop his transfer out of the state. Blackwell initially granted their motion for a temporary restraining order, which kept Hoque in detention in Minnesota. During a bail hearing before an immigration judge last month, Hoque was found not to be a danger to the community despite the government's charges and ordered to be released. That decision was appealed by the government, which kept him in detention, according to the judge's order. In his release order, Blackwell chided the government for changing charges against Hoque, apparently to keep him in custody. The lack of clarity has only supported Hoque's claims that he was targeted for his speech, not any illegal activity, Blackwell wrote. The judge said, 'the Government cited different reasons at different times for its actions,' first citing 'failure to maintain status and foreign policy,' then criminal records. 'The Government also refers to requests and communications without providing the requests or communications themselves,' Blackwell wrote. 'In the face of public evidence of a practice of targeting speech, these omissions are glaring and fail to rebut the evidence that the Government was motivated to arrest and detain Petitioner because he had spoken publicly about Palestine.' Now that Hoque has been released, the lawsuit will move forward along with the immigration proceedings that the Department of Homeland Security has started against him. It's not just visa holders that have been targeted by the Trump administration's crackdown. Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Madawi – pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University – are now fighting deportation after the State Department ordered revocation of their permanent legal resident status, commonly known as a 'green card,' and arrested them in March and April, respectively.
CNN
08-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Judge orders release of detained international student who says he was targeted for supporting Palestinian human rights
See all topics A federal district court judge in Minnesota ordered the release of a detained international student Monday after finding the Trump administration failed to show it didn't target him for speaking publicly about Palestine. Minnesota State University-Mankato student Mohammed Hoque, a Bangladeshi national who entered the United States on a valid F-1 visa in 2021, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers outside his home in March, according to court documents. Officers had followed the student home after class and arrested him – purportedly due to a visa revocation – in front of his parents who were there for a visit, documents show. Hoque was detained until US District Judge Jerry Blackwell ordered his release this week, saying his arrest matched a pattern of activity by the Trump administration targeting non-citizens who engaged in protest activity against the war in Gaza, raising concerns about First Amendment violations. 'The record contains sufficiently clear evidence of viewpoint-based targeting for (Hoque's) exercise of protected speech on a matter of public concern,' the judge wrote in his order, adding that the arrest 'aligns with the publicly stated executive policy of targeting social media users who express support for Palestinian human rights and criticize violence in Gaza, as Petitioner had done.' Blackwell added the Department of Justice failed to present any evidence to justify Hoque's initial arrest and his continued detention. Hoque, a student of management information systems, has argued in court filings he was targeted for his political speech and not any immigration violations or criminal activity. Attorneys told the court Hoque's student visa and Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record were terminated. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the judge's order. Hoque's case is among a string of recent student visa cancellations and revocations of statuses from SEVIS that have affected thousands of students across the United States amid a larger Trump administration immigration crackdown. In many instances, students and their attorneys said they believed their statuses were revoked because of minor entanglements with law enforcement like traffic violations or underage drinking. In calling for Hoque's visa to be revoked, the State Department cited two previous misdemeanor charges against him – including one misdemeanor assault charge he was never convicted of – and called him a threat to public safety, according to the judge's order, which notes that the memo does not accurately represent that the student was never arrested, and instead completed a stayed sentence in mid-2024. Court records show Hoque was convicted of disorderly conduct in 2023 in Minnesota – which the judge said is a crime that 'does not appear to support removability.' CNN has reached out to Hoque's lawyers for more information on the conviction. Hoque was released on bail Tuesday and has been reunited with his family, according to his attorneys. 'Yesterday, Mohammed Hoque was released on bond,' Teresa Nelson, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union in Minnesota said in a statement. 'While we celebrate that Mr. Hoque has been reunited with his family, we are deeply aware that Mr. Hoque should never have been detained in the first place. We know Mr. Hoque can't recoup the 40 days he spent in custody.' Shortly after his arrest, attorneys for Hoque filed suit against the Trump administration, and a habeas petition seeking to stop his transfer out of the state. Blackwell initially granted their motion for a temporary restraining order, which kept Hoque in detention in Minnesota. During a bail hearing before an immigration judge last month, Hoque was found not to be a danger to the community despite the government's charges and ordered to be released. That decision was appealed by the government, which kept him in detention, according to the judge's order. In his release order, Blackwell chided the government for changing charges against Hoque, apparently to keep him in custody. The lack of clarity has only supported Hoque's claims that he was targeted for his speech, not any illegal activity, Blackwell wrote. The judge said, 'the Government cited different reasons at different times for its actions,' first citing 'failure to maintain status and foreign policy,' then criminal records. 'The Government also refers to requests and communications without providing the requests or communications themselves,' Blackwell wrote. 'In the face of public evidence of a practice of targeting speech, these omissions are glaring and fail to rebut the evidence that the Government was motivated to arrest and detain Petitioner because he had spoken publicly about Palestine.' Now that Hoque has been released, the lawsuit will move forward along with the immigration proceedings that the Department of Homeland Security has started against him. It's not just visa holders that have been targeted by the Trump administration's crackdown. Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Madawi – pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University – are now fighting deportation after the State Department ordered revocation of their permanent legal resident status, commonly known as a 'green card,' and arrested them in March and April, respectively.
