What Is the Secrecy Power Trump’s Aides Are Using to Stonewall a Federal Judge?
The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual circumstances.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual circumstances.
President Trump has made Colorado’s third-largest city synonymous with the supposed scourge of Venezuelan gangs, but some wonder if his immigration raids are damaging the city more than the migrants ever did.
By citing the act, the administration seems to be highlighting its aggressive posture without taking steps that might be deemed to violate a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge.
Judge James E. Boasberg’s order says that the Venezuelan immigrants should have the opportunity to challenge the accusation by the Trump administration that they are members of a gang.
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry ruled that the law invoked against Mr. Khalil violated the Constitution by giving unfettered discretion to the secretary of state.
The Venezuelan government had come under intense pressure from the Trump administration to resume accepting deportation flights.
The Venezuelan government attributed a willingness to receive the flights to the plight of Venezuelan migrants sent to notorious prisons in El Salvador with little to no due process.
The first months of President Trump’s second term have been characterized by a flurry of activity. The New York Times talked with several voters about their reactions to some of the latest measures.
By the end of 2024, more than 500,000 migrants had entered the United States through the initiative, known as the C.H.N.V. program.
The move guts the office responsible for oversight over President Trump’s immigration crackdown.