The data indicates that the govt knew that only 6 of the #immigrants were convicted of violent crimes: 4 for assault, 1 for kidnapping & 1 for a weapons offense. And it shows that ofcls were aware that more than half, or 130, of the deportees were not labeled as having any #criminal convictions or pending charges; they were labeled as only having violated #immigration laws.

When multiple news organizations disputed those assertions w/reporting that showed many of the deportees did not have #criminal records, the #Trump admin doubled down. It said that its assessment of the deportees was based on a thorough vetting process that included looking at crimes committed both inside & outside the US.

The #Trump admin knew that the vast majority of the 238 #Venezuelan #immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in #ElSalvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the US before it labeled them #terrorists & #deported them, acc/to #DHS data that has not been previously reported.
Trump & his aides have branded the #Venezuelans as “rapists,” “savages,” “monsters” & “the worst of the worst.”

#Judges use #contempt to bring a party into compliance, usually by ratcheting up measures from #fines to #jail. Once the party complies, the penalties cease.

In 2022, when #Trump was out of office, he was held in contempt & fined $10k by a NY state judge for each day that he failed to produce documents that were subpoenaed in a civil probe of his private business practices that was led by the NYAG. Trump eventually complied after paying $110k.

#Judges often don't require bonds in cases against the #government. In a case by two small toymakers against the #Trump admin #tariffs, the plaintiffs said the bond that had been requested by the government would be more costly than tariffs & would nullify the benefit of an injunction. The judge on Thurs set the bond at $100 & blocked the tariffs against the 2 companies.

The provision follows a White House memo in March that directed heads of govt agencies to request that plaintiffs post a bond if they are seeking an #injunction against an agency policy. The #Trump admin said the measure would deter *frivolous* lawsuits.

The Trump admin & the #House #Judiciary Cmte did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump has attacked #judges who ruled against his government but he has also *said* he would obey #SCOTUS [but hasn’t].

The appeals court temporarily halted the order from a federal #TradeCourt issued last night.

#Trump is facing several lawsuits arguing Trump’s BS “Liberation Day” #tariffs exceeded his #authority & left the country’s #trade policy dependent on his whims.

Witness intimidation.

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