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Major ruling handed down in fight against Trump's mass deportations

A major ruling was handed down on Monday, allowing the Trump administration to access personal data from people who are known to be in the United States illegally, according to a new report.

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an Obama appointee, ruled on Monday that Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials can access certain personal data points in the Medicaid system for deportation proceedings. The available data is limited to six categories: citizenship, immigration status, address, phone number, date of birth, and Medicaid ID, Politico reported.

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WSJ begs Trump to back off mass deportations: 'Economy needs them!'

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board published a dire warning on Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump's mass deportation schemes are poised to be disastrous for the economy, stripping the workforce of critical talent needed for vital industries to function.

The board has become increasingly frustrated with the Trump presidency in recent months, also offering scathing reviews of the president's tariff plans.

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Trump uses ethnic cleansing term as he flip-flops on mass deportation

Facing backlash from his base over an announced, possible exemption for undocumented immigrants working in agriculture and hospitality, President Donald Trump has entirely reversed course, now calling for the mass “remigration” of all undocumented individuals. The term “remigration” is closely associated with ethnic cleansing and far-right European movements, including the neo-fascist political party backed by both Trump and his vice president.

In a wild rant steeped in fascist and ethnonationalist rhetoric, Trump baselessly attacked the Biden administration and characterized all undocumented immigrants as takers costing the country billions—despite the fact that the undocumented population is a net economic positive for the United States.

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Trump poised for another court blow in new mass deportation scheme

A federal judge in Boston has signaled she is likely to block President Donald Trump's plan to deport thousands of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan migrants granted protected status in the United States, reported the Miami Herald on Thursday.

Per the report, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, stated "that her decision will allow the paroled migrants to stay in the United States as they pursue immigration benefits. In effect, it will prevent the Department of Homeland Security from revoking their parole status as part of an administration plan to end the humanitarian program on April 24."

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DHS sparks outrage with post fantasizing about 'America after 100 million deportations'

The Trump administration ignited shock and fury after the Department of Homeland Security shared a social media post envisioning a serene, whites-only “America after 100 million deportations,” a number far exceeding the nation’s immigrant population. Critics blasted the post as openly extremist propaganda, noting its use of “third world” language, far-right symbolism, and even stolen artwork, while warning it signals an ideology rooted in racial cleansing rather than immigration enforcement. Observers said the message underscores how Trump’s mass deportation agenda increasingly targets nonwhite Americans themselves, fueling fears that government power is being wielded to promote white nationalist fantasies under the guise of policy.

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'Sweeping wartime authority': Judge calls emergency meeting over another mass deportation

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the same judge who has threatened to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt of court for ignoring judicial orders on how to handle mass migrant deportations, called an emergency meeting on Friday evening over another potential round of removals, CNN's Priscilla Alvarez reported.

"There is a group of Venezuelan migrants at a detention facility in Texas who are concerned that they are going to be deported under the sweeping wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act," Alvarez told anchor Jake Tapper. "Now, there have been court rulings across the country to block some people from being removed under this authority. This particular district in Texas, the Northern District, is not — is not the case."

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MAGA Christian nationalist insists people of faith 'want to see mass deportations'

A far-right Christian nationalist who previously served in the Trump administration says people who follow Christ are all in on Trump's plans for mass deportation.

William Wolfe, who recently met with White House faith adviser Paula White and joined several other Christian nationalists praying over Trump in the Oval Office, made the comments in an interview shared on X by Right Wing Watch.

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Trump hit with court smackdown in bid to hold deportees in Guantánamo Bay

A federal judge said on Friday that President Donald Trump did not have the legal authority to hold immigrants at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba before shipping them out for deportation, The New York Times reported.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, did not immediately order the operation to be shut down, but denied the government's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, which has vowed to seek a closure order.

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