US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law

US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law

The US Supreme Court on Friday kept in place its block on President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime, faulting his administration for seeking to remove them without adequate due process. The justices, in a brief and unsigned opinion, granted a request by American Civil Liberties … Read more

El Salvador proposes prisoner swap with Venezuela involving US-deported migrants

El Salvador proposes prisoner swap with Venezuela involving US-deported migrants

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner swap deal with Venezuela, offering to repatriate 252 Venezuelan nationals deported from the US and currently imprisoned in his country in exchange for the release of an equal number of political prisoners held by the Venezuelan government. In a post on social media platform X on … Read more

White House defends Trump’s tariff U-turn amid market chaos

White House defends Trump’s tariff U-turn amid market chaos

The White House has stepped in to defend President Donald Trump’s sudden changes to his tariff plans after a rocky week that saw markets swing wildly. Top officials from the Trump administration appeared on several US television networks on Sunday to calm nerves, saying the president’s economic strategy is still strong and under control. Following … Read more