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SCOTUS Immigration Ruling |
The Supreme Court temporarily banned the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan men over the weekend, directing officials to keep the group in the US while legal challenges proceed. The order—passed 7-2, with Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting—was issued near 1 am ET Saturday morning.
The directive is the latest in an emerging confrontation between the court and administration over immigration policy. The court previously ruled deportations could continue for the time being under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act but that deportees had the right to challenge their removal prior to leaving the US.
In related news, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) returned from a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Abrego Garcia said he had been transferred from the country's CECOT mega-prison to a separate detention center.
Federal officials separately released a two-page document detailing two incidents—a 2019 police informant identifying Abrego Garcia as affiliated with MS-13 and a 2022 traffic stop in which an officer suggested he may be involved with human trafficking. No charges were filed in either case.
Finally, statistics released last week revealed a nearly 95% year-over-year drop in border encounters. See data here. |
The 2025 NBA playoffs got underway this weekend in what is expected to be one of the more unpredictable tournaments in recent memory.
In the East, the No. 2 Boston Celtics, led by stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, look to defend last year's title and extend the franchise's league-record 19th championship. In their way are the No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished atop the conference for the first time since the 2015-16 season. Separately, the No. 6 Detroit Pistons look to continue one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in league history.
In the West, the No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder enter as the odds-on favorite to win the championship. The LeBron James-led No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers look to capitalize on the acquisition of superstar Luka Doncic (added in one of the most stunning trades in league history). Meanwhile, the No. 4 Denver Nuggets are led by Nikola Jokic, who is chasing his fourth career league MVP award.
The NBA Finals are slated for the week of June 5—see a full bracket and results here. |
The gunman responsible for killing 23 people and wounding 22 others in a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in 2019 is expected to plead guilty to capital murder charges today. The plea deal brings the long-running case to a close and avoids the death penalty.
Investigated by officials as an act of domestic terrorism, then-21-year-old Patrick Crusius drove more than 700 miles from his Dallas-area home, entering the store armed with a semiautomatic rifle and wearing headphones and earmuffs. A four-page anti-immigrant and white nationalist manifesto, uploaded to the website 8chan (see explainer) minutes before the shooting, suggested the specific store was targeted due to the demographics of the city (El Paso is 80% Hispanic and Latino). Sentencing will come on top of 90 consecutive life sentences handed down in 2023 on federal hate crime charges.
See the list of victims—which included a 25-year-old mother who died shielding her 2-month-old son—here. |
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture |
> Team USA tops Canada 4-3 in overtime to win women's hockey world championship (More) | Oklahoma wins its seventh NCAA women's gymnastics title (More) |
> Judge allows Harvey Weinstein to remain in hospital during his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges with jury selection to continue today (More) |
> "Sinners" tops Easter weekend at US domestic box office with $45.6M while "A Minecraft Movie" passes $700M globally (More) |
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> Scientists "create" a new color by using a laser to stimulate the retina; five people have reported seeing the new color dubbed "olo," a highly saturated blue-green (More) |
> Researchers discover genetic variations responsible for the development of cleft lip and cleft palate; condition is one of the most common birth defects in the US, affecting about 0.1% of children (More) |
> Archaeological evidence from Germany of ancient horse hunts suggests the ability of humans to collaborate and plan complex tasks dates back to at least 300,000 years ago, roughly 250,000 years earlier than believed (More) |
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> Stock markets reopen after Good Friday holiday, as companies gear up for first-quarter earnings reports this week; see schedule and estimates for companies including Tesla, Boeing, IBM, and many others (More) |
> Logistics firm DHL suspends packages into the US valued above $800, citing increased administrative burden at US customs under new tariff orders (More) | Trump administration expected to further eliminate the $800 threshold for packages from China and Hong Kong May 2, citing concerns over fentanyl shipments (More) |
> US class-action lawsuit accuses Tesla of using predictive algorithms that inflate odometer mileage, pushing owners past warranty limits quicker; company denies allegations (More) |
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> Russian President Vladimir Putin declares one-day ceasefire yesterday in observance of Easter; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticizes unilateral move, says Russia still carrying out attacks (More) | Israel disciplines leader of military unit involved in attack that killed 15 emergency medical workers in Gaza (More) |
> White House officials say April 11 letter to Harvard with set of reforms was unauthorized, came as talks between the administration and the university were advancing (More) | See original report (More) |
> Iran nuclear talks to enter second phase this week; US officials say discussions will bring in technical experts from both sides (More) | See previous write-up (More) |
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