Trump, Supreme Court and deportation
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt opened her press briefing by railing against the recent court rulings against President Trump's global tariff policy.
A sweeping tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would devote an estimated $150 billion to immigration enforcement, an unprecedented sum that seeks to deliver President Donald Trump’s goal of mass deportations and lock down the U.
A staff reorganization is underway at the agency carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
Fresno Bee Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera believes President Donald Trump has one chance to “change his tune on immigration and solidify his place in history.”
President Donald Trump warned Republicans on Wednesday that failure to pass his massive tax and immigration package would be “ultimate betrayal.” In a statement, the White House said the bill needs to “pass immediately” to keep promises that Trump and fellow Republicans made while campaigning.
President Trump nominated Emil Bove III to a seat on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday. He said in a Truth Social post that he expected Bove to use his seat on the federal circuit court to “end the Weaponization of Justice, restore the Rule of Law, and do anything else that is necessary to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.
The White House called for the Supreme Court to overturn judicial rulings blocking most of the tariffs Trump has imposed to negotiate trade agreements.