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The White House defends deportations and discredits the judge who tries to stop them
The White House stood firm on Wednesday in the deportation policy applied under the Foreign Enemies Act and discredited the judge who has blocked them, James Boasberg, and the magistrates in general who try to stop the actions of US President Donald Trump.
“The judges of this country are acting wrongly. We have judges who act as party activists from the court. They try to impose policies on the president of the United States. They are clearly trying to stop the agenda of this Administration, and that is unacceptable,” said presidential spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
At her press conference, the White House spokeswoman stressed that the orders against her and against deportations will continue to fight in the courts.
“But it is incredibly evident that there is a concerted effort on the part of the extreme left to elect judges who clearly act as partisan activists from the judiciary in an attempt to thwart this president’s agenda. We will not allow that to happen,” he warned.
In his opinion, these judges are not only “usurping the will” of the president and the Executive, “but they are undermining the will of the American public, of tens of millions of Americans who duly chose” Trump to implement such policies.
That is why he stressed that citizens “certainly” can expect the campaign of mass deportations to continue.
Trump invoked the Foreign Enemies Act over the weekend, a 1798 regulation that has not been used since World War II, to accelerate the deportations of alleged members of the transnational criminal gang Tren de Aragua.
The president argued that the US was suffering an “invasion” of that group, although he did not present evidence, and, despite the court order, he has already sent more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador, which offered to imprison them.
“We do not have any specifically planned flights, but we will continue with the mass deportations. The judge in this case tries to affirm that the president does not have the executive authority to deport foreign terrorists from our territory. That constitutes a flagrant abuse of power. This judge can’t, he doesn’t have that authority,” Leavitt concluded.
The spokeswoman refused to present the evidence that justifies the alleged membership of those people to the Aragua Train and said she trusted the agents who are dedicated to that work.
Trump and his close circle increased pressure against Boasberg on Wednesday after Republican Congressman Brandon Gill initiated the impeachment process in the House of Representatives.
In the event that this first step is validated by that hemicycle, the prospects of success for an impeachment attempt are non-existent, according to experts, since the dismissal would only become effective if two-thirds of the Senate endorse what was approved by the Lower House, which would require the support of up to 14 Democratic senators.
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Families search for clues at mexican ranch where burnt bones were found
Eager to find any trace of their missing relatives, dozens of people visited a ranch in western Mexico on Thursday, where burnt bones were found and which was allegedly used as a training center for a drug cartel.
The relatives entered the property in the town of Teuchtilán (Jalisco state) and examined several items in the hope of finding a clue that might end their years of anguish in many cases.
They inspected handmade weights and dumbbells, leaving candles and photographs of their loved ones, AFP observed.
The families arrived at the ranch after a confrontation with officials from the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office, who had blocked their access as journalists toured the site along with authorities.
The reporters were invited by the Attorney General’s Office, which is now taking over the investigation due to alleged irregularities in the inquiry being conducted by the local authorities.
“Son, listen, your mother is in the fight!” shouted Alejandra Cruz as she approached the ranch’s door, where a collective searching for missing persons had found burnt bones, along with hundreds of clothes and shoes, on March 5.
Cruz is searching for her 19-year-old son, Julio César Aguayo Cruz, who has been missing since May 31, 2021.
The families fear that the remains may belong to their missing relatives, possibly recruited under false pretenses by a cartel operating in the area, located about 60 kilometers from Guadalajara, the country’s second-largest city.
There are approximately 124,000 missing persons in Mexico, nearly 15,000 of them in Jalisco, according to official records.
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Molotov attacks on Tesla assets lead to indictments in the U.S.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Thursday the indictment of three individuals for their involvement in what she described as “a wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla,” the electric car manufacturer owned by billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump.
The three individuals “will face the full weight of the law for setting fire to Tesla cars and charging stations using Molotov cocktails,” the Department of Justice said in a statement. “This is a warning: if anyone participates in this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla’s assets, the Department of Justice will put them behind bars,” Bondi added.
The three defendants, who have not been identified, face prison sentences ranging from five to 20 years, according to the Department of Justice, which did not specify the exact charges they are facing.
In recent weeks, several Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations have been vandalized across the United States.
One of the accused was arrested after throwing Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon (west) and another in Loveland, Colorado (west) after attempting to set fire to Tesla cars using the same method, according to the Attorney General’s office.
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Tamil Nadu court defends women’s sexuality in divorce ruling
Topics related to female sexuality are considered taboo in India, especially for married women, who are expected to prioritize their husbands and children over themselves.
A ruling issued on Wednesday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu followed an appeal by a man against a court decision that had denied him a divorce. The man had based his request on several alleged acts of cruelty by his wife, including, according to him, an addiction to masturbating while watching pornography.
However, the Madras High Court ruled that “self-pleasure is not a forbidden fruit.”
“As long as male masturbation is accepted, female masturbation cannot be stigmatized,” stated the ruling, which was accessed by AFP.
The court further emphasized that a woman “retains her individuality” even after marriage and that her “fundamental identity as an individual and as a woman is not tied to her status as a wife.” While the ruling acknowledged that pornography addiction was “harmful” and “morally unjustifiable,” it stated that it does not constitute legal grounds for divorce.
Divorce remains a taboo in much of India, where only one in 100 marriages ends in dissolution, primarily due to family and societal pressure.
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