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Federal Judge Orders Trump to Reinstate Visa Status of Two Oregon Students– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser April 22, 2025 0

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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the deportation of two international students in Oregon and ordered the Trump administration to reinstate their visa status.

The decision follows two lawsuits filed by a student at Oregon State University and another at the University of Oregon, who had their F-1 student immigration status terminated by the administration.

U.S. District Judge Michael McShane issued a temporary restraining order preventing the students from being deported and ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to restore their F-1 student records for 14 days, according to the court order.

Both plaintiffs were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon and an immigration law firm. The first student, Aaron Olaf Ortega Gonzalez, is a Mexican national pursuing a doctoral degree in rangeland ecology and management at Oregon State University.

The second student, identified only as Jane Doe, is a British citizen pursuing two master’s degrees at the University of Oregon. The plaintiffs said their student status was revoked “without any notice or meaningful explanation” given by the DHS.

Dem judge resigns after ICE arrests suspected Tren de Aragua gangster at his home– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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A Democrat judge in New Mexico resigned last month just days after a suspected member of the violent Tren de Aragua gang was arrested at his residence.

On March 3, Judge Jose “Joel” Cano, magistrate of Doña Ana County, sent a letter to various court staff, including 3rd Judicial District Chief Judge Conrad Perea, announcing that he would step down from his seat effective March 21.

“Working with each of you has been a very rewarding experience for which I will remain eternally grateful,” he wrote, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

Just three days before Cano sent the resignation letter, on February 28, ICE agents conducted a search warrant on his home in connection with Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela and suspected TDA gangster who was living there.

Ortega-Lopez broke into the U.S. by scaling a barbed-wire fence near Eagle Pass, Texas, at the height of the Biden border crisis in December 2023, Breitbart reported, citing court documents. He spent three days at a detention facility in South Laredo before he was released because of overcrowding.

Justice Alito Voices Dissent on Supreme Court’s ‘Legally Questionable’ Late Night Order › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s order early Saturday morning to block further deportations of illegal aliens by the Trump administration has drawn sharp dissent from Justice Samuel Alito who described the Court’s actions as “legally questionable.”

The order, which seeks to temporarily block the administration from deporting any more accused Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, directs that detainees held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center in northern Texas not be removed, “until further order of this court.”

Alito was joined by fellow Justice Clarence Thomas in his dissent, which stated that there was “dubious factual support” for the court to grant the request due to an emergency appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Alito specifically took the majority to task for allowing the ACLU to leapfrog lower courts to get a Supreme Court injunction, failing to allow a district court to certify a class prior to the order, issuing “legally questionable” relief without hearing from the opposing party and issuing the order “literally in the middle of the night.”

 

Alito Rebukes Supreme Court’s Midnight Deportation Interference– thefederalist.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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Justice Samuel Alito has choice words for his high bench colleagues who released a blanket opinion “literally in the middle of the night” on Saturday, ordering the Trump administration to halt the deportation of Venezuelans suspected of being Tren De Aragua gang members from custody in the Northern District of Texas.

In his dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, Alito argued the court “hastily and prematurely granted unprecedented emergency relief” to an expanded number of suspected criminal aliens in a “legally questionable” manner — especially because “it is not clear that the Court had jurisdiction.”

Contrary to his fellow justices’ assumption of authority, Alito noted even the Fifth Circuit “held that it lacked jurisdiction” because it was unsure whether a District Court’s failure to rule on the alleged gang members’ request for a temporary restraining order “before the expiration of a truncated counsel-imposed deadline” counted as a denial. Alito clarified later in the dissent that the counsel for the Venezuelans “insisted on a ruling within 45 minutes on Good Friday afternoon” and proceeded with an appeal when that demand was not met.

Judge Who Blocked Trump From Deporting Biden’s Migrants Busted as Dem Donor With Close Ties to Democrats– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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United States District Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by former President Barack Obama, has past ties to Democrats and ruled against immigration enforcement in the first Trump administration.

This week, Talwani blocked President Donald Trump from deporting migrants who were released into the United States interior via former President Joe Biden’s parole pipeline.

The decision by Talwani to prevent Trump from ending Biden’s parole pipeline, thus preventing the administration from deporting more than 530,000 migrants with no legal status in the United States, is among many from Democrat-appointed federal judges who have halted the White House from implementing its agenda.

Talwani was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2013 by then-President Obama. In her Senate questionnaire, Talwani revealed that she had volunteered for Obama’s presidential campaign.

Talwani also volunteered for Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), and Martha Coakley’s (D) failed Senate campaign.

Lawmaker flat-out admits Democrats regularly discuss ‘legal strategy’ to thwart Trump administration– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump and his administration have long been the targets of lawfare motivated by leftists, stretching back to his first term. Although Democrats have played semantic games to categorize these attacks as anything other than politically motivated, one lawmaker finally said the quiet part out loud.

Democratic Rep. Laura Friedman of California told town hall attendees Monday that she and her colleagues regularly gather in closed-door meetings dedicated to plotting legal attacks against Trump and his administration.

While this practice has become commonplace within the Democratic Party, congressional Republicans are doing what they can to put a stop to it.

“Every single week we have a litigation working group where a large group of us, and I’m talking there’s maybe 75 members of the House, sit down every single week with the [attorneys general] to talk about legal strategy,” Friedman said. “This is all going on every single week behind the scenes. It is nonstop.”

Friedman quickly diluted the severity of her admission by mentioning additional and more common avenues politicians use to attack each other.

“It is nonstop introduction of bills and legislation, nonstop being on social media as much as we can without being throttled, without the, you know, crazy analytics, and doing all these things,” Friedman said.

Obama Far-Left Judge Halts Trump’s Effort to Remove Legal Status of 530,000 Immigrants Brought Into Country by Biden– gellerreport.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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A Massachusetts federal judge stopped the Trump administration late Monday from yanking legal status from more than 530,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan nationals who were brought into the US under a controversial Biden administration parole program. Boston US District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, ruled that the migrants are entitled to a case-by-case review and declined to put her decision on hold while the Trump administration appeals it.

Biden’s  parole program was granted by executive order, so the program can be terminated by executive order. If the Democrats wanted it to be permanent, they needed to go through Congress and get it signed into law.

Furthermore, the  Supreme court just ruled that a district judge cannot issue a nationwide injunction.

Eleven Trump executive orders that have been struck down– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump has issued an avalanche of executive actions since returning to the White House, but not all of them have held up to initial judicial scrutiny.

While Trump has been successful with several of his actions, others have been struck down by federal courts. The Trump administration still has avenues to appeal all of the negative rulings, but these are the orders currently paused by the courts.

Judge Allows AG Bondi to Dismiss Gun Charge Against MS-13 Leader, Paving Way for Quick Deportation– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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A federal judge in Virginia has granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) request to dismiss a gun charge against a Salvadoran national whom Trump administration officials have called a senior leader of the notorious MS-13 transnational gang—clearing the way for his possible swift deportation.

In a minute order issued on April 15, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick approved the DOJ’s motion to dismiss the criminal complaint against 24-year-old Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos but delayed entry of the order until 10 a.m. on April 18 to give his defense attorney time to explore potential legal avenues to prevent his transfer into immigration custody.

The dismissal comes just weeks after Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a press conference that Santos is “one of the top three” MS-13 leaders in the United States and that he would not be “living in our country much longer.” President Donald Trump also weighed in, calling the arrest a major victory in his administration’s campaign to crack down on foreign gangs that pose a threat to American communities.

Federal prosecutors filed only a single charge against Santos—possession of a firearm by an illegal immigrant—after an FBI SWAT team raided his family home in Woodbridge, Virginia, on March 27. According to the affidavit, investigators found multiple firearms and “indicia of MS-13 association” in his bedroom, but no gang-related charges were ever filed.

Federal Agency Refers NY AG Letitia James For Prosecution for Fraud– gellerreport.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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Letitia James falsified records to meet lending requirements going so far as to claim on her application that she was married to her father.

Mortgage fraud is a crime and Letitia James is facing 30 years in prison and up to a million dollars in fines

“No one is above the law. Even when you think the rules don’t apply to you.” – Letitia James

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GW Law Prof Jonathan Turley on shocking Letitia James allegations: ‘The irony is crushing. James prosecuted Trump for misleading financial statements, yet now faces similar questions about residency claims and loan applications. DOJ has prosecuted others for falsely claiming properties as principal residences. Rules apparently don’t apply to those enforcing them.’”

Bombshell criminal referral on NY AG and Trump prosecutor Letitia James from Federal Housing Authority. Document contains serious claims of mortgage fraud and includes several pages of documentary evidence.

New York AG Letitia James Starts New Investigation Into Trump Over Insider Trading– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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First Adam Schiff. Now Letitia James.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating possible insider trading linked to President Trump’s 90-day tariff pause.

As reported by CNN:

New York Attorney General Letitia James is looking into potential insider trading by Trump administration officials and associates around last week’s 90-day tariff pause, James’ office confirmed to CNN on Monday.

The review is in its earliest stages and is not yet a full investigation. It’s unclear if it will ultimately uncover evidence of wrongdoing.

Some lawmakers have raised concerns about the potential for insider trading around Trump’s tariff announcement. However, no smoking gun has been revealed signaling wrongdoing.

Last Wednesday, President Trump took to Truth Social to calm fears amid his tariff blitz and the market drop.

“BE COOL! Everything is going to work out well. The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!” Trump wrote last Wednesday morning.

A few minutes later, President Trump said it was a good time to buy since the markets were down.

Jonathan Turley Reacts To ‘Quite Damning’ Criminal Allegations Against Letitia James– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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George Washington law professor and Fox News legal expert Jonathan Turley was floored by a Trump Administration official’s letter referring New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Department of Justice for potential criminal charges, calling the allegations “damning” and “pretty straightforward.”

The criminal referral came from Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte, who outlined the allegations in a letter addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The letter, which was reviewed by Fox News and the New York Post, alleged that James had “falsified records” to get home loans for a property in Virginia. James had listed the property as her “principal residence” in 2023 despite serving as the attorney general of New York.

The letter further revealed that James previously purchased a Brooklyn home in 2001, but has “consistently misrepresented the same property as only having four units in both building permit applications and numerous mortgage documents and applications,” the letter noted. This could have allowed James to receive a lower mortgage rate and led to lower payments under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

“Ms. James, for both properties listed above, appears to have falsified records in order to meet certain lending requirements and receive favorable loan terms,” Pulte wrote.

BREAKING: Trump admin hits Letitia James with criminal referral to DOJ over alleged mortgage fraud | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser April 21, 2025 0

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“Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms.”

The Trump administration hit New York Attorney General Letitia James with a criminal referral for alleged mortgage fraud on Tuesday, according to a report from the New York Post.

The outlet reported that Federal Housing FHFA Director William Pulte sent the referral to Attorney General Pam Bondi as well as the Department of Justice, and accused James of having “falsified records” to get a home loan in Virginia while she was still serving as the New York state AG. The alleged false documents said that James’ home in Virginia was her “principal residence.” When a home is labeled as ones “principal residence,” loans will sometimes have more favorable terms.

Democrat Leader Threatens Trump Administration: Bring Back MS-13 Illegal Alien Gangbanger to US or Activist Courts Will Need to Hold Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi in Contempt | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

pgnewser April 15, 2025 0

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Democrat minority leader Hakeem Jeffries is threatening the Trump administration to bring back illegal alien gangbangers into the country or face consequences.

Pelosi’s angels.

Democrats have a long history of defending violent, illegal alien gangbangers.

Former Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi defended MS-13 in 2018 saying they were “God’s children…” and, “There’s a spark of divinity in every person.”

MS13’s motto is, “Kill, rape, control.”

That won’t keep Democrats from defending this brutal and evil multi-national gang.

Judge Blocks Trump From Terminating Status for 530,000 Aliens– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser April 15, 2025 0

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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal status and work permits for over 530,000 illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot terminate the legal status of the migrants “without case-by-case review.”

The Biden administration program allowed migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be flown directly into the interior of the U.S. and granted work authorization. The program was intended to provide “safe and orderly pathways to the United States” for nationals from the four nations under the category of humanitarian parole.

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to “Terminate all categorical parole programs,” including the “Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.”

DOGE Announces $2.6 Billion in Savings After Terminating 180 Wasteful Contracts – Includes $85.5k for “Live plant maintenance services” Contract and $265.5k for “Social Media Monitoring Subscription, Training, and Platform Setup” | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

pgnewser April 15, 2025 0

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President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, announced new contract terminations on Tuesday, saving American taxpayers $2.6 billion in wasteful spending.

The agency highlighted presumably the most outrageous expenses, which total over $350,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “plant maintenance” and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) social media programs.

Similarly, DOGE recently revealed that minor routine website maintenance for the VA cost $380,000 PER MONTH.

“That contract has not been renewed, and the same work is now being executed by 1 internal VA software engineer spending ~10 hours/week,” the department said.

Judge rules Trump admin can deport foreign leader of Columbia’s pro-Palestinian protests– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser April 15, 2025 0

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Khalil’s lawyers have until April 23 to request ‘relief’ and halt deportation  

President Donald Trump’s administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, the man who helped lead disruptive pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University over the last year, a U.S. immigration judge ruled Friday.

“The department has met its burden to establish removability by clear and convincing evidence,” Judge Jamee Comans said, according to The New York Times.

Khalil’s case “now moves on to what is known as the ‘relief stage,’ in which his lawyers will be able to argue for his right to stay in the country. If they lose, they can appeal, first to an immigration board and then to a federal court,” the outlet reported.

The judge gave Khalil’s legal team until April 23 to file a request for relief to prevent his deportation, Axios reported.