Even more deportations. This time involving US children.
Hello! Rebecca Morin here. The Philadelphia Eagles, the Super Bowl 59 champions, will be stopping by the White House on Monday afternoon for a celebration.
Trump’s mass deportations: from nightclub raids to 3 American children removed
In the first roughly 100 days since taking office, President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, often clashing with federal judges as well as state and local officials. Three U.S. children from two different families, ages 2, 4 and 7, were removed from the United States alongside their mothers who were deported to Honduras. Over the weekend, more than 100 people who are allegedly in the U.S. unlawfully were arrested in an overnight raid at an underground nightclub in east-central Colorado. And there’s an uptick of officials in plainclothes conducting legal detentions, a move that has shaken some immigrants who fled their own countries over fears of corrupt government agents or unchecked vigilantes. How video of an unidentified men detaining suspect raises civil liberties fears.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the three young children who are United States citizens that were removed from the country in recent weeks, were "not deported" but "went with their mothers" to Honduras. Rubio said citizens and noncitizens alike are entitled to due process.
- At least 114 people who were at the nightclub were detained and placed on "buses for processing and likely eventual deportation" in Colorado Springs on April 27, according to the DEA's Rocky Mountain Division. No one who was arrested at the nightclub has been publicly identified.
- In Florida, almost 800 people have been arrested in Operation Tidal Wave, a multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities announced. ICE called the effort a "first-of-its-kind partnership" involving state and federal agencies and local law enforcement.
- On Monday, the Trump administration promoted its efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration by placing dozens of posters along the White House driveway touting the arrests of undocumented immigrants. The posters that appeared on April 28 feature large mug shots of men with the words "Illegal Alien" and alleged crimes such as "Sexual contact with child" and "Child molestation" spelled out in bold letters.
- Trump on Monday will sign two executive orders to bolster immigration enforcement and highlight which jurisdictions restrict cooperation with federal law enforcement, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump’s administration is promoting tougher border enforcement as one of his central priorities, with what border czar Tom Homan called "historic low" border crossings.
A politics pit stop
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- Another Republican faces jeers, boos at town hall.
- Can FBI be sued if agents raid wrong house? Supreme Court to weigh in.
- See photos: Trumps and Bidens attend pope's funeral.
- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., starts sit-in at Capitol over GOP-backed budget proposals.
Trump’s made-for-TV presidency
The reality-TV-star-turned-two-time-president is often producing moments that cameras and the audience – in this case, not just Americans but the world – can’t look away from. Ahead of his 100-day mark of his second term, President Donald Trump, who hosted 14 seasons of “The Apprentice,” has held numerous official presidential events seemingly choreographed for TV, from signing a flurry of executive orders at a desk set up in the middle of a jam-packed sports arena filled with thousands of his cheering supporters to turning the White House South Lawn into a one-day Tesla showroom floor. More on Trump’s 100 days choreographed for TV.
- Watch: Reality TV moments in Trump’s first 100 days.
- Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1. Americans are still waiting.
- New polls: Donald Trump's approval rating takes a hit as he reaches 100 days.
- Watch: What Americans think of Trump’s economy after 100 days.
A celebration of journalism
It was “nerd prom” this past weekend, more formally known as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. It’s often a time of celebration of the Fourth Estate, but the dinner has also been criticized by some saying it shows coziness between the White House press corps and presidential administrations. Beginning Thursday, I zoomed between a couple of pre-parties, from celebrating women journalists and my colleague Paste BN White House correspondent Francesca Chambers, who won a rising star award on April 24, to attending a celebration that highlighted the efforts of Latino journalists. The Saturday evening dinner, which I didn’t attend, is a star-studded event with journalists, celebrities and sometimes members of the presidential administration. President Trump and his administration did not attend Saturday’s dinner. See which celebs attended the dinner.
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