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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Man 'threatened to shoot Trump in the head' after President deported his family
Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, was arrested after he allegedly sent a letter to the U.S. government in which he threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump for deporting his family A man has been arrested after he reportedly threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump as retribution for his family's deportation. The suspect, identified as 54 year old Mexican national Ramon Morales Reyes, is said to have penned a letter to an ICE officer on Wednesday May 21. In the alarming letter, Reyes allegedly vowed to "self-deport" following his plan to shoot President Trump "in the head" during one of his public gatherings, according to officials. Reyes is currently being held in ICE detention at a Wisconsin jail, awaiting the outcome of his removal proceedings, as per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The handwritten letter contained the words: "We are tired of this president messing with us Mexicans. We have done more for this country than you white people." It went on to say: "You have been deporting my family, and I think it is time Donald J. Trump gets what he has coming to him." Furthermore, Reyes purportedly declared his intention to "self-deport" back to Mexico. In the letter he went on to say: "But not before I use my 30-yard 6 to shoot your precious president in the head." Kristi Noem, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, condemned the threats and called for the media and politicians to moderate their language in light of "repeated attempts on President Trump's life." Noem praised the ICE officers for their role in apprehending the "Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind bars,"reports the Mirror US. "This threat comes not even a year after President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, and less than two weeks after former FBI Director Comey called for the President's assassination...I will continue to take all measures necessary to ensure the protection of President Trump." DHS revealed that Reyes had a criminal history and had illegally entered the U.S. on multiple occasions over several years. "His criminal record includes arrests for felony hit and run, criminal damage to property, and disorderly conduct with a domestic abuse modifier," DHS stated. It comes after Trump was prevented from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports by the federal trade court yesterday. The court has enforced an emergency-powers law after at least seven lawsuits argued the US President, 78, has exceeded his authority. They claimed Mr Trump has left the US trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos with his gung-ho tariffs. And the ruling from a three-judge panel at the Court of International Trade in New York City reads: "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs."
Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Not so fast shutting down Trump's tariffs, an appeals court says
The court granted the administration's request to temporarily halt a lower court's ruling on May 28 that invalidated most of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Supply chain experts told Business Insider that the continued legal back-and-forth will likely drag on for months, if not longer, as the Trump administration fights to implement sweeping tariffs without congressional approval. In the meantime, they said to expect ongoing uncertainty in the market, continuing logistical turmoil for businesses, and additional price hikes and supply chain snarls for consumers. White House spokesman Kush Desai told Business Insider in a statement that the Federal Circuit Court's administrative stay on the Court of International Trade's ruling "is a positive development for America's industries and workers." "Regardless of the developments of this litigation, the president will continue to use all tools at his disposal to advance trade policy that works for all Americans," Desai said in the statement. A battle over executive authority The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision comes just one day after the US Court of International Trade struck down key components of Trump's trade policy after five owner-run businesses sued the administration. "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court ruled Wednesday. In response, the Trump administration told the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that if it would not put the tariff ruling on pause, the administration would seek "emergency relief" from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday. In a brief order, the appeals court said the trade court's judgment is "temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers." "While the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has temporarily stayed the lower court's judgment and injunction, this is merely a procedural step as the court considers the government's request for a longer stay pending appeal," said Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel and Interim Director of Litigation at the Liberty Justice Center and a lawyer on the tariff case, in a press release. Continued uncertainty for consumers Supply chain and policy experts have told BI that the court decision has created an even more difficult environment for businesses and consumers. "This really is a political battle of different viewpoints, over whether the president has this kind of authority to keep on changing all these tariffs through these executive orders," said Chris Tang, a University of California, Los Angeles professor and expert in global supply chain management. "I think that this creates all this unnecessary market uncertainty, and it gives the impression that the White House may not have a really clear idea in terms of what the end game is going to be," Tang added. Nick Vyas, the founding director of the University of Southern California Marshall's Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute, told BI that continued uncertainty in the supply chain will mean higher costs and less supply for consumers, and an increased risk of recession as the legal battle plays out. The court's rulings also hinder Trump's ability to conduct trade negotiations with the countries while some of the tariffs are paused, Vyas said. "Our trading partners are getting wind of this legal uncertainty, so they may not be as willing to come to the table and negotiate the deal, because they are also likely to wait and watch this play out legally before they commit to any deal," Vyas said. Even if Trump loses this battle in court, Vyas added that he believes the president will find other ways to impose trade barriers, so the economic uncertainty is unlikely to stop anytime soon.
Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated Trump's tariffs that a lower court halted
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a ruling invalidating President Donald Trump's tariffs. The decision follows a lawsuit that challenges Trump's use of emergency powers on trade policy. The administration says it may seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court. The court granted the administration's request to temporarily halt a lower court's ruling on May 28 that invalidated most of President Donald Trump's tariffs. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision comes just one day after the US Court of International Trade struck down key components of Trump's trade policy after five owner-run businesses brought a tariff lawsuit against the administration. "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court ruled Wednesday. In response, the Trump administration told the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that if it would not put the tariff ruling on pause, the administration would seek "emergency relief" from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday. In a brief order, the appeals court said the trade court's judgment is "temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers." Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel and Interim Director of Litigation at the Liberty Justice Center and a lawyer for the plaintiffs in this case, told Business Insider on Wednesday night that he hoped the Court of Appeals would be "similarly skeptical" of the administration's use of emergency authorities on trade. "I think the court understood that the administration's argument that it had essentially unilateral authority to impose whatever tariffs it wanted on any country, at any rate, at any time under IEEPA went too far," Schwab said after the initial ruling. "So we're really happy that the court ruled the way it did, and I think we will make the same arguments before the Federal Circuit Court of appeals."
Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated Trump's tariffs that a lower court halted
A federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a temporary legal win on Thursday. The court granted the administration's request to temporarily halt a lower court's ruling on May 28 that invalidated most of President Donald Trump's tariffs. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision comes just one day after the US Court of International Trade struck down key components of Trump's trade policy after five owner-run businesses brought a tariff lawsuit against the administration. "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court ruled Wednesday. In response, the Trump administration told the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that if it would not put the tariff ruling on pause, the administration would seek "emergency relief" from the Supreme Court as soon as Friday. In a brief order, the appeals court said the trade court's judgment is "temporarily stayed until further notice while this court considers the motions papers." Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel and Interim Director of Litigation at the Liberty Justice Center and a lawyer for the plaintiffs in this case, told Business Insider on Wednesday night that he hoped the Court of Appeals would be "similarly skeptical" of the administration's use of emergency authorities on trade. "I think the court understood that the administration's argument that it had essentially unilateral authority to impose whatever tariffs it wanted on any country, at any rate, at any time under IEEPA went too far," Schwab said after the initial ruling. "So we're really happy that the court ruled the way it did, and I think we will make the same arguments before the Federal Circuit Court of appeals." The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
US court blocks Trump's sweeping tariffs
A federal court on Wednesday blocked many of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff executive orders, saying the president overstepped his use of emergency powers to enact them. The United States Court of International Trade issued an injunction on four executive orders that called upon various national emergencies to enact tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, and a 10% global tariff plus additional reciprocal tariffs. The injunction called for the government to stop any operations related to those tariff orders, and to issue administrative notices on the permanent injunction within 10 days. Lawyers representing the Trump administration quickly appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., and have 14 days to file additional documents supporting their case. The injunction came as the result of several legal cases wherein a few small businesses and several U.S. states filed separate but similar petitions to halt the tariffs, arguing their imposition via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act overstepped presidential powers. The court eventually sided with the plaintiffs and ruled it was appropriate to block the executive orders that imposed the tariffs as a result. "The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs," the court panel's opinion reads. "The Trafficking Tariffs fail because they do not deal with the threats set forth in those orders." Beyond broad tariffs on trading partners, Trump also used the IEEPA as the basis to eliminate the de minimis exemption for imports from China and Hong Kong. The White House plans to end de minimis treatment for other countries' products under the act, once systems are in place to collect the additional duties. Those changes are now in question, too, as a result of the court's decision to halt the executive orders that enabled them. However, tariffs on automobiles, auto parts, steel and aluminum products were not affected by the injunction, as they were implemented under a different trade authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Similarly, any tariffs implemented under Section 301 will remain in place. Trump is not the first president to have used emergency powers to impose tariffs, per an April report by the Congressional Research Service, although his authority to do so was always in question. In 1971, President Richard Nixon imposed a global 10% tariff to address a national emergency related to the country's economic position. However, Trump's use of emergency powers is different in a few ways. First, the president has used emergency powers more broadly, claiming crises on immigration, fentanyl trafficking, and disproportionate trade relationships as distinct emergencies justifying new tariffs. Second, the report notes the law Nixon used was since reformed into the IEEPA - the law used by Trump - and that, therefore, the IEEPA's use for tariffs had so far been legally untested. "IEEPA authorizes the President to 'regulate' a variety of international economic transactions, including imports. Whether 'regulate' includes the power to impose a tariff, and the scale and scope of what tariffs might be authorized under the statute, are open questions as no President has previously used IEEPA to impose tariffs," Christopher A. Casey, analyst in International Trade and Finance for the Congressional Research Service, wrote in the report. The U.S. Court of International Trade was established by the Constitution and has nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions arising out of customs and trade laws in the country, according to the court's website. A federal appeals court can review its decisions. However, several Trump administration officials put out statements criticizing the courts' action to halt tariffs. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, for example, said on X: "The judicial coup is out of control." And, in a statement posted on X, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said: "It is not for unelected judges to decide how to properly address a national emergency." Copyright 2025 Industry Dive. All rights reserved.
