The Political Thread

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/politics/supreme-court-el-salvador-abrego-garcia/index.html

President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a lower court order requiring officials to bring a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to Maryland.

The emergency appeal over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, landed at the high court hours before the 11:59 p.m. Monday deadline established by a lower court judge to return him to the US.

Trump attorneys have conceded in court filings that the administration mistakenly deported the father of three “because of an administrative error,” but said it could not bring him back because he is in Salvadoran custody. His case has added to the already considerable legal scrutiny over White House efforts to deport immigrants without a hearing or review.

 

[Chris]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5235955-trump-threatens-50-percent-tariff-china/

President Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on imports from China, a massive escalation of a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump’s threat is the latest tit for tat between the U.S. and China in the last week. The White House last Wednesday announced it would impose a 34 percent tariff on Chinese imports as part of “reciprocal” tariffs against dozens of countries.

Beijing responded by announcing a 34 percent tariff on American imports, leading to Trump’s warning on Monday.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Why not just go full out and inaugurate 100% tariffs, the fucking dipshit.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Cunt.

 

[Barry Poppins]

 

[Chris]

Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador

www.independent.co.uk

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.

The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been sent to El Salvador because an immigration judge found he likely would face persecution by local gangs.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Cowards.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Block on Venezuelan Deportations

The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.

www.nytimes.com

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants based on a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations.

The decision marks a victory for the Trump administration, although the ruling is narrow and focused on the proper venue for the cases, rather than on the administration’s use of a centuries-old law to justify its decision to send planeloads of Venezuelans to El Salvador with little to no due process.

The justices did not address the question of whether the Trump administration improperly categorized the Venezuelans as deportable under the Alien Enemies Act, finding the migrants had improperly challenged their deportations in Washington, D.C. The justices determined that the migrants should have raised challenges in Texas, where they were being held.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Never trust Bitcoin or any other Crypto Currency. Keep your money where it's safe. Under the floor boards.

 

[Chris]

I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE

The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.

www.nytimes.com

The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records, committing to sharing information in what would be a fundamental change in how the tax collector uses its tightly regulated records.

In a court filing, the Trump administration said that the I.R.S. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reached the agreement on Monday and that the two agencies had not yet shared any information. Under the terms of the deal, a redacted version of which was submitted in the case, ICE officials can ask the I.R.S. for information about people who have been ordered to leave the United States — or whom they are otherwise investigating.

Federal law tightly controls taxpayer information, protecting home addresses, earnings and other data from disclosure even to other agencies within the government. I.R.S. officials have for weeks warned that the Trump administration’s plan to use the I.R.S. to help with deportations could be illegal. The top I.R.S. lawyer was demoted as the agreement came together, and was replaced by a former Trump nominee.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court halts judge’s order to reinstate federal probationary workers

The case focuses on a judge's requirement that employees fired by the Trump administration be fully reinstated while litigation continues.

www.nbcnews.com

The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a federal judge's ruling requiring several federal agencies to reinstate around 16,000 workers the Trump administration had sought to fire.

The decision to grant the administration's request means the federal government doesn't have to take steps to bring back some workers who were laid off while litigation moves forward before a federal judge in California.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, two of the court's liberal justices, noted they dissented from the unsigned decision.

 

[Barry Poppins]

Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court’s Block on Venezuelan Deportations

The Trump administration asked the justices to weigh in after a federal judge paused the president’s use of a wartime powers law to deport Venezuelans it accused of being gang members.

www.nytimes.com

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants based on a wartime powers act for now, overturning a lower court that had put a temporary stop to the deportations.

The decision marks a victory for the Trump administration, although the ruling is narrow and focused on the proper venue for the cases, rather than on the administration’s use of a centuries-old law to justify its decision to send planeloads of Venezuelans to El Salvador with little to no due process.

The justices did not address the question of whether the Trump administration improperly categorized the Venezuelans as deportable under the Alien Enemies Act, finding the migrants had improperly challenged their deportations in Washington, D.C. The justices determined that the migrants should have raised challenges in Texas, where they were being held.

Well hey, turnabout's fair play then.

Elon Musk should be deported and his US assets seized while we're at it.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Well hey, turnabout's fair play then.

Elon Musk should be deported and his US assets seized while we're at it.

The President can't be deported

 

[Chris]

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/08/ken-paxton-texas-senate-john-cornyn-00280033

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched his campaign for the 2026 Senate race to challenge Sen. John Cornyn.

“It’s definitely time for a change in Texas,” Paxton said Tuesday in an interview on Fox News. “We have another great U.S. senator in Ted Cruz. And it’s time we have another great senator that will actually stand up and fight for republican values, fight for the values of the people of Texas, and also support Donald Trump.”

Paxton’s announcement sets up a thorny primary battle with Cornyn, a longtime senator who recently secured an endorsement from Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

 

[Comrade Khan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/s/nUosh7hn6P

Labour are fucking red Tories. Disgusting policy