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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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At least nine injured, including two children, in new US bombings in Yemen
At least nine people, including two children, were injured this Wednesday in a new wave of bombings carried out by the United States against at least four cities in Yemen under the control of the Houthi rebels, reported media affiliated with the Iranian-backed Shiite movement.
Al Masirah, spokesman for the Houthis, reported that at least “seven women and two children were injured in the US attack” in the Al Thawra district of Sana, the capital of Yemen controlled by the insurgents since 2014.
According to the chain, the bombings also targeted “the surroundings of the city of Saada”, north of the capital; the northern town of Hazm, in the governorship of Al Jawf; and a district of the city of Al Bayda, in the center of the country.
At least two missiles hit the capital’s neighborhood of Al Jeraf, on the road that leads to Saná airport, according to EFE.
Large columns of smoke and a large fire could be observed from different points of the city, while ambulance teams and firefighters went to the scene of the attack, which according to witnesses was aimed at a deposit.
Al Masirah added that one of the attacks hit “a celebration hall under construction in a residential neighborhood in the Al Thawra district” and, in Al Jawf, destroyed a farm and killed several head of cattle.
This new wave of bombings came minutes after US President Donald Trump warned that Iran must completely and immediately cease its support for the Houthis, not just reduce it, and threatened the latter that they will be “completely annihilated” if the attacks against Israel and the Red Sea do not cease.
The Republican leader estimated on his social network, Truth Social, that “tremendous damage” has already been inflicted on the Houthis and stressed that “the situation will progressively worsen.”
At the weekend, the United States began a series of airstrikes against different cities controlled by the Houthis in northern and central Yemen, as well as in the capital, Saná, bombings that resulted in more than fifty deaths.
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Thousands of people join the retirees’ march in the capital of Argentina
Thousands of demonstrators began to mobilize in the vicinity of the Parliament of Argentina in support of the demands of the retirees, in the midst of a deployment of about 2,000 police officers, streets cut by the security forces, fences and warnings to the population not to attend the demonstration.
University professors, unions and social organizations joined the protest in an atmosphere of tension.
The march began in an atmosphere of tranquility around 17:30 local time (20:30 GMT), although there are moments of tension between demonstrators and security forces agents.
Retirees ask for improvements in their pensions, medication coverage and that the social security moratorium be maintained, for which pension is collected even if 30 years have not been contributed, and which expires next Sunday.
“When I worked I had enough to live, now that I’m retired not. I have an extra job to support myself. But I’m not coming for myself, I’m coming for all the retirees who can’t come,” Monica, one of the women present at the march, told EFE.
“The straw that broke the camel’s back was last Wednesday’s repression. Hitting a retiree, it was not necessary,” Monica added.
This demonstration is held in the middle of a strong security operation, with about 2,000 police officers deployed and the streets surrounding Parliament, 100 meters around, fenced with fences to prevent the circulation of vehicles and control the passage of people.
“Protest is not violence. The Police are going to repress any attack against the Republic,” read this morning in a message, accompanied by a symbol of danger, reproduced on screens and speakers in the train stations that connect the capital with the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.
This communication service of Trenes Argentinos is usually used to inform about issues related to the service of trains or state health campaigns, such as vaccination or disease prevention.
A week ago the police repressed in a very forceful way the march of the retirees, then also supported by unions and football fans, with the result of more than 120 detainees and fifty injured, including the photographer Pablo Grillo, who is still in serious condition because of the impact of a tear gas cartridge on his head.
The Government asked Justice on Tuesday to arrest 29 people who participated in last week’s protest, banned them from entering football stadiums and offering a reward of ten million pesos (about 9,500 dollars) for anyone who provides data that allows them to identify “those who promoted the riots” in Congress.
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The 55th General Assembly of the OAS will seek to “build resilient and inclusive economies”
The 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), to be held in Antigua and Barbuda this June, will focus on “building resilient and inclusive economies in the Americas,” the Permanent Council approved on Wednesday.
At an OAS meeting held at the headquarters in Washington, the Member States approved that this would be the subject of the next assembly, proposed by the ambassador of the country that will serve as the headquarters, Ronald Sanders.
“We believe that this issue coincides with urgent regional concerns,” Sanders said during his speech.
Between June 25 and 27 of this year, the capital of the archipelago, Saint John, will host this annual assembly of the OAS.
On the other hand, the election of that country as the place for the event was agreed by acclamation at the previous congress, which took place in the Paraguayan city of Luque last June.
“Allow me to thank all the delegations and Member States for their unanimous support and support for hosting this important meeting. Antigua and Barbuda hope to welcome you all in three months,” the ambassador said.
“We hope that the warmth of our Caribbean environment will promote harmonious debates, as well as fruitful and positive results for our hemisphere,” he added. “Our discussions will foster stronger ties and produce significant results.”
After the proposal and that no country objected to anything about it, the outgoing secretary general of the OAS, Luis Almagro, and the rest of the members of the table signed together with Sanders the resolution that confirms the issue and the date of the conclave.
In addition, this will be the first General Assembly of the future leader of the organization, the Surinamese Albert Ramdin, who was elected on March 10 by acclamation and who will assume office in May.
Therefore, Ramdin will be the first Caribbean secretary general of the organization and his debut will coincide with the return of the meeting to the Caribbean.
In 2002, Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, hosted the 32nd General Assembly. Subsequently, in 2006 and 2016, respectively, the Dominican Republic hosted the inter-American meeting.
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