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Trump administration working to return migrant hastily deported to Mexico after resisting similar court orders in other cases
US immigration officials are 'working' on flying back a Guatemalan migrant who says he was wrongly deported to Mexico, according to new court filings, in what appears to mark the first time the Trump administration has made plans to bring back a migrant after a judge ordered the administration to facilitate their return. Phoenix-based immigration officials are 'currently working with ICE Air to bring O.C.G. back to the United States on an Air Charter Operations (ACO) flight return leg,' the Justice Department said in the Wednesday court filing, referring to the pseudonym the migrant is using in the case. US District Judge Brian Murphy, who sits in Boston, ordered O.C.G.'s return last week. The case that Murphy is overseeing concerns the deportation of migrants to 'third countries,' or nations that are not their home country. After entering the US and being deported a first time, the Guatemalan man reentered the US again in 2024, at which point he sought asylum, having suffered 'multiple violent attacks' in Guatemala, according to court documents. On his way to the US during the second trip, O.C.G. said, he was raped and held for ransom in Mexico –– a detail he made known to an immigration judge during proceedings. In 2025, a judge ruled he should not be sent back to his native country, the documents say. Two days after the judge ruled he should not be removed to Guatemala, the government deported him to Mexico, according to Murphy's order. O.C.G. had claimed in the case that he had not been given the opportunity before his deportation to communicate his fear of being sent to Mexico and that his pleas before his removal to speak to an attorney were rejected. The government had been arguing in the case that O.C.G. had communicated to officials before his removal that he had no fear about being deported to Mexico. But recently, the government had to back down from that claim, acknowledging that it could not identify an immigration official who could substantiate that version of events. Before Murphy's ruling, O.C.G. filed a declaration that said he was now in Guatemala, where he has been 'living in hiding, in constant panic and constant fear.'
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Maker of Team USA outfits sees tariff impact
Maker of Team USA outfits sees tariff impact Joseph Ferrara, the CEO of Ferrara Manufacturing, the American company that manufactures Team USA's uniforms, speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper about the positive impact their business has seen from Trump's tariffs. 02:16 - Source: CNN Trump responds to Wall Street term 'TACO': Trump Always Chickens Out President Donald Trump was asked about "TACO," an acronym that means "Trump Always Chickens Out," which is used by Wall Street workers for his on-and-off approach to tariffs. Calling it "the nastiest question," Trump defended his tariff policy by calling it "negotiation." 01:13 - Source: CNN President Trump is on a pardoning spree President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals who had been convicted of crimes that range from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports. 00:53 - Source: CNN Harvard students and faculty speak out against Trump Harvard students and faculty spoke to CNN ahead of commencement as Donald Trump said the university should cap foreign enrollment. The Trump administration has recently sought to cancel $100 million in contracts with the school. 02:03 - Source: CNN Trump says new Russia sanctions could hurt peace talks President Donald Trump expressed concern that levying new sanctions against Russia in response to their continued strikes in Ukraine could jeopardize peace talks between the two nations. 00:51 - Source: CNN Trump voter may lose his job because of Trump policies CNN's John King visits one of the country's top targets of the 2026 midterms — Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District — and speaks to a Trump voter who is in danger of being laid off due to the President's tariffs. 01:11 - Source: CNN He voted for the first time at 55. Hear why CNN's John King visits one of the country's top targets of the 2026 midterms — Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District — and hears why, at 55, one man felt compelled to vote in a presidential election for the first time in his life. 01:04 - Source: CNN DEI leader: Trump's agenda 'instills fear' CNN's John King visits one of the country's top targets of the 2026 midterms — Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District — where a leader of a DEI program tells him what she's doing to prepare for possible funding cuts. 00:48 - Source: CNN NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends Trump relationship New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks with CNN's Maria Santana about his controversial relationship with President Donald Trump, which has garnered close attention after the Department of Justice recommended his criminal charges be dropped. 01:07 - Source: CNN Trump directs federal agencies to cancel Harvard contracts The White House is directing federal agencies to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard University – about $100 million in all, two senior Trump administration officials told CNN – the latest barb against the school as it refuses to bend to the White House's barrage of policy demands amid a broader politically charged assault on US colleges. 01:15 - Source: CNN Finland's president responds to Russian military activity along border CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Finland's President Alexander Stubb about his country ramping up its military to deter potential Russian aggression. 02:16 - Source: CNN Trump pardons reality TV couple Todd and Julie Chrisley President Donald Trump has signed full pardons for imprisoned reality show couple Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in 2022 for a conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million, according to a White House official. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports. 01:07 - Source: CNN Trump: 'I don't know what the hell happened to Putin' Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, President Donald Trump said that he was 'not happy with what Putin is doing', after Moscow launched its largest aerial attack of its three-year full-scale war on Ukraine overnight. 00:50 - Source: CNN Trump visits Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day President Donald Trump honors fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. 00:27 - Source: CNN Johnson pressed on Medicaid cuts in spending bill CNN's Jake Tapper asks House Speaker Mike Johnson about who will lose Medicaid under President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'. Johnson defends the proposed cuts and argues the changes target "waste, fraud and abuse." 01:30 - Source: CNN Is the U.S. on the brink of fiscal crisis? President Trump's economic agenda is expected to add nearly $4 trillion to the US national debt. CNN's Phil Mattingly breaks down what that could mean for the economy. 01:48 - Source: CNN Trump says Apple will face tariffs if it doesn't make iPhones in US President Donald Trump told reporters Apple and other cell phone manufacturers will face 25% tariffs unless they manufacture their products in the US during an event interrupted by Trump's own iPhone ringing multiple times. 01:11 - Source: CNN Trump hosts lavish dinner for meme coin investors More than 200 wealthy crypto bros gathered for a private event at President Donald Trump's golf club just outside Washington, DC, on Thursday night — dining on filet mignon and halibut while the president stood at a podium regaling them with tales of his 2024 victory. 01:33 - Source: CNN
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Diddy and Cassie: 'The Punisher's' Perspective - Trial By Jury: Diddy - Podcast on CNN Audio
Diddy and Cassie: 'The Punisher's' Perspective Trial By Jury: Diddy 37 mins Sharay Hayes, the exotic dancer known by his stage name "The Punisher," took the stand last week during the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial to testify about what he did, saw and heard during the so-called 'freak-offs' he was paid to participate in. Today, he sits down with CNN's Laura Coates to give us a candid telling of his encounters with Diddy and Cassie Ventura. Plus, we hear the latest on testimony from a close associate of both Diddy and Cassie — a stylist whose perspective on Diddy's control of Cassie's look is important to the prosecution's case.
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US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs
Source: CNN A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans. But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving the situation uncertain for consumers and businesses and potentially prolonging the battle over whether Trump's import duties will stand – and possibly reshape the global economy. A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade, a relatively low-profile court in Manhattan, stopped Trump's global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers, including the 'Liberation Day' tariffs he announced on April 2. It also prevents Trump from enforcing his tariffs placed earlier this year against China, Mexico and Canada, designed to combat fentanyl coming into the United States. The court ruled in favor of a permanent injunction, potentially grinding Trump's global tariffs to a halt before 'deals' with most other trading partners have even been reached. The court ordered a window of 10 calendar days for administrative orders 'to effectuate the permanent injunction.' That means the bulk – but not all – of Trump's tariffs will be put in a standstill. The order halts Trump's 30% tariffs on China, his 25% tariffs on some goods imported from Mexico and Canada, and the 10% universal tariffs on most goods coming into the United States. It does not, however, affect the 25% tariffs on autos, auto parts, steel or aluminum, which were subject to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act – a different law than the one Trump cited for his broader trade actions. Stock futures surged on the ruling. Dow futures rose nearly 500 points, or 1.1%. The broader S&P 500 futures were up 1.4%, and Nasdaq futures were 1.6% higher in afterhours trading. The lawsuit was filed by the libertarian legal advocacy group Liberty Justice Center in April and represented wine-seller VOS Selections and four other small businesses that claimed they had been severely harmed by the tariffs. The panel came to a unanimous decision, publishing an opinion on the VOS suit and also one by twelve Democratic states brought against the Trump tariffs. 'We won – the state of Oregon and state plaintiffs also won,' Ilya Somin, a law professor at Scalia Law School, George Mason University and plaintiff lawyer, said to CNN immediately after the ruling. 'The opinion rules that entire system of liberation day and other IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) tariffs is illegal and barred by permanent injunction.' On April 2, Trump announced his 'reciprocal' tariffs, imposing significant levies on imports from some of America's closest trading allies – though he soon after implemented a 90-day pause on April 9. He left in place 'universal' 10% tariffs on most goods coming into the United States. Trump implemented these tariffs without Congress by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president the authority to act in response to unusual and extraordinary threats. Trump also cited IEEPA in his 20% tariffs on China and 25% tariffs on many goods from Mexico and Canada designed to target fentanyl trafficking into the United States. But the Trump administration has not met that criteria for an emergency, the plaintiffs alleged. The lawsuit also alleges IEEPA doesn't give the president the power to enact tariffs in the first place, and even if it was interpreted to, it 'would be an unconstitutional delegation of Congress's power to impose tariffs,' according to a statement. The court concurred in its ruling that Trump lacked the authority to declare a national emergency in order to impose those tariffs. 'IEEPA does not authorize any of the worldwide, retaliatory, or trafficking tariff orders,' the panel of judges said in their order Wednesday. 'The worldwide and retaliatory tariff orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs. The trafficking tariffs fail because they do not deal with the threats set forth in those orders.' White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement that: 'It is not for unelected judges to decide how to properly address a national emergency. President Trump pledged to put America First, and the Administration is committed to using every lever of executive power to address this crisis and restore American Greatness.' White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller was blunter, posting on X that 'The judicial coup is out of control' in response to the news. Gary Clyde Hufbauer, a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, called it a 'surprising and spectacular decision.' 'The reason it's a surprise is that if you look at past cases where plaintiffs have tried to challenge the presidential use of extraordinary authority under various laws, the plaintiffs have always lost against the government,' Hufbauer said in an interview with CNN Business. 'All the president had to do was say, 'national security,' or 'national emergency.' Those are magic words.' The decision could help small businesses across America, many of which had been struggling with the jump in costs from tariffs. 'This is potentially – with that word choice underscored – a significant policy pivot point should it hold up for both the economy and the quiet majority inside Congress that does not support current trade policy,' Joe Brusuelas, RSM US chief economist, wrote in an email to CNN Business. 'In particular, this would provide a huge relief for small and medium sized firms that neither have the margins nor the financial depth to absorb the tariffs on a sustained basis.' The Department of Justice lawyers argued that the tariffs are a political question – meaning it's something that the courts can't decide. But the plaintiffs said IEEPA makes no mention of tariffs. 'If starting the biggest trade war since the Great Depression based on a law that doesn't even mention tariffs is not an unconstitutional usurpation of legislative power, I don't know what is,' Somin said in April. Separately, and using similar arguments, twelve Democratic states sued the administration in the same court for 'illegally imposing' tax hikes on Americans through the tariffs. 'We brought this case because the Constitution doesn't give any president unchecked authority to upend the economy. This ruling reaffirms that our laws matter, and that trade decisions can't be made on the president's whim,' Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement Wednesday. The judges on the Manhattan panel were each appointed by a different president. Judge Jane Restani was appointed to the US Court of International Trade by President Ronald Reagan. Judge Gary Katzmann was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama. Judge Timothy Reif was appointed by President Trump. The immediate higher court is the federal circuit, though it could potentially go right to the Supreme Court. The United States Court of International Trade is a federal court in Manhattan that handles disputes over customs and international trade laws. This is a developing story and will be updated. CNN's Matt Egan, Rashard Rose, Mary Kay Mallonee and Alicia Wallace contributed reporting. See Full Web Article
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Trump administration will ‘aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,' Rubio says
The Trump administration will 'aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday in another blow to international students and higher education institutions across the United States. The top US diplomat said the State Department would work with the Department of Homeland Security on the revocations, which will target Chinese students, 'including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.' 'We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong,' he said. Rubio's comments come as the administration takes steps that could deter international students from studying at universities in the United States. CNN reported Tuesday that the State Department has ordered embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting, and last week, the Trump administration revoked Harvard's ability to enroll international students. A federal judge later halted the move. Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said the administration is 'absolutely' considering targeting other universities. More than 275,000 students from China studied in the US in the 2023-2024 academic year, according to a report from the Institute for International Education (IIE) and the State Department. It sent the second most students from abroad of any country, trailing behind only India. Many US institutions rely on international students for tuition and some participate in research and innovation work.
