Federal judge threatens Trump administration with criminal contempt over deportations
April 16 (UPI) -- This updated story includes a short statement from a DHS spokeswoman. Probable cause exists to prosecute members of the Trump administration…
AG Pam Bondi says Kilmar Abrego Garcia ‘not coming back to our country’
April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the United States will not return a wrongly deported Maryland man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, as…
U.K. Supreme Court rules for ‘biological’ definition of woman in British Equality Act
The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that only people born female are defined as women under Britain's Equality Act. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE April 16…
Defying courts in deportation case, Trump risks a tipping point, experts say
WASHINGTON — It was just the latest example of President Trump, still in the infancy of his second term, appearing to plow through direct orders from a…
U.S. judge to question Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El…
Democrats will travel to El Salvador to push for release of illegally deported Maryland man
April 15 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers say El Salvador must return a Maryland man wrongly deported by the Trump administration or they will visit the…
Trump, El Salvador president have no plans to return mistakenly deported man back to U.S.
April 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, meeting in the White House on Monday, said the Maryland man wrongly…
Column: Becerra boasts about his anti-Trump resume in bid for governor
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Trump admin reveals status of erroneously deported man as Bukele visits White House
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in February 2025. File Photo by Eduardo Ribas/EPA-EFE April 13 (UPI) --…
Supreme Court won’t hear a California gun case, leaving in place the state’s strict limits on concealed weapons
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court has rejected a major 2nd Amendment challenge to California’s strict limits on carrying concealed guns in public.The justices by a…
Supreme Court slows Trump’s mass deportations, but doesn’t stop them
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this week put an important check on President Trump’s power to arrest and quickly deport people who are alleged to be…
Supreme Court says government should seek return of wrongly deported Maryland man
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Trump administration should seek the return of the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, but stopped…
Can Newsom insulate California from Trump’s trade war?
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom promised action last week in response to President Trump’s dramatic decision to increase tariffs on trading partners worldwide. But does he have…
Federal judges block deportations of 5 Venezuelans
Five Venezuelans succeeded in at least postponing their deportations while awaiting federal court hearings after two federal judges ordered them to remain in detention in…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was sent to…
U.S. Supreme Court allows Alien Enemies Act deportations to resume
April 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting alleged members of Venezuela's Tren…
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s war power to deport Venezuelan gang members
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday the Trump administration may use a wartime law to deport alleged members of a foreign crime gang, but only if…
Supreme Court chief justice pauses deadline for returning illegally deported man in El Salvador
April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily halted a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a…
Supreme Court pauses wrongful deportation case at behest of Trump lawyers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted a temporary pause Monday on a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported…
Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Two board members fired by President Trump can go back to their jobs for now, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely…