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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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'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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'Don’t think I have the power': Judge won't block Trump's next potential mass deportation

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., rejected a request from migrants in Texas to pause what they believe are imminent deportation flights, saying he doesn't have the authority to step in under a recent Supreme Court ruling.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg called an emergency hearing on Friday evening in response to reports that the Trump administration was plotting imminent deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, even as ongoing legal challenges and previous court orders prevent such removals.

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New plan eyes mass deportations — by making part of Central American prison US territory

Military contractors pitched a novel way to facilitate mass deportations — simply designate part of a Central American maximum security prison as U.S. territory, Politico reported Friday afternoon.

Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince and a group of defense contractors unveiled their plan to Donald Trump's White House on how they could help greatly expand deportations to El Salvador, according to the report.

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Farms already seeing 'massive drop off' in workers as mass deportations begin: report

The country’s agricultural sector is in full-blown panic mode as President Donald Trump’s long-promised mass deportations are starting to become a reality in farming communities across the United States.

And the ripple effect could soon hit supermarkets, as the chaos surrounding Trump’s strict immigration policies – which already include stepped-up ICE raids – is already threatening to send food prices soaring before long, according to a report in The New Republic.

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