A secret spy memo implicates Trump on Venezuela gang ties
US intelligence agencies had reportedly “circulated findings” that the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela is not part of the country’s government and is not a threat. However, the intelligence agencies didn’t reach the same conclusion after circulating findings in February, The New York Times said. Earlier, President Donald Trump had claimed that the gang is invading the US.
The Judge Trump wants to defrock over deportation flights
The Trump administration agreed to obey a judge’s orders after he issued emergency orders blocking the deportations of 238 migrants from Venezuela to El Salvador. US District Judge James Boasberg had ordered the US government to stop the deportations and turn the planes around. In a court filing on Monday, the Trump administration said it has good reason to believe that the migrants are gang members.
There are many things to know about the judge who battles Trump over deportation flights
US judge James Boasberg, who ordered a halt to President Donald Trump’s deportations of over 200 migrants from Venezuela, said he has been told that the President may not order deportations again. Boasberg, who was appointed to the federal bench by former US President Barack Obama in 2013, said that the deportations were “not within the scope of executive authority”.
Venezuela’s election gave a boost to the autocrats
Venezuela’s President Nicols Maduro on Sunday accused opposition candidate Juan Guaid of being complicit in US sanctions against Venezuelan economic sectors and officials, which led many people to leave the country. “They (US) imposed sanctions against our companies and forced us to leave our country,” he said. Guaid has opposed US sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA.