ISTANBUL (AA) – The White House has denied claims that it defied a judge’s order halting the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. The controversy centers on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants under the rarely invoked 18th-century Alien Enemies Act—an unusual and contentious move that could signal an overreac...
A U.S. federal judge has ordered Customs and Border Patrol officials to appear in court. They must explain why they defied his order on the deportation of a Muslim doctor last week. Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that Dr. Rasha Alawieh should not be deported without 48 hours’ notice. But officials still sent her to Paris […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A US court has rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s bid for an injunction that would halt the transition of OpenAI from a nonprofit to a for-profit firm. In his request for a preliminary injunction, Musk “has not demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits,” according to a decision made late Tuesday by ...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and release nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance. This was the order of Judge Amir Ali of the Federal District Court in Washington, DC which the Trump administration was appealing to. The frozen funds of the US Agency for […]
The brother of former World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa is serving a 20-year sentence in the Chinese occupied East Turkestan region. The Chinese government convicted 63-year-old math professor Yalkun Isa of “inciting terrorism.” Yalkun taught at Aksu Education Institute, where more than two dozen Uyghur educators were arrested in 2017...
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift an order blocking the firing of the head of the Office of Special Counsel. The Office investigates government wrongdoing and protects whistleblowers. In January, President Donald Trump removed agency head Hampton Dellinger. Dellinger called the firing illegal under federal law, whi...
Eight former U.S. inspectors general have sued the Trump administration over their sudden firings. The case comes after USAID Inspector General Paul Martin was fired just a day after releasing a critical report on Trump’s foreign aid policies. The inspectors general say the dismissals violate federal laws protecting watchdogs from political in...
ANKARA (AA) – Vice President JD Vance has criticized recent judicial rulings that limited President Donald Trump’s executive orders, arguing that such interventions exceed the bounds of legal authority. “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,” Vance said on X. He compare...
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU’s spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has expressed the 27-member bloc’s regret over a US executive order authorizing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The EU expresses its r...
A federal judge has restricted Elon Musk’s access to government systems. Two “special government employees” linked to Musk’s group, the Department of Government Efficiency, were granted “read-only” access. This marks the first legal limit on Musk’s actions tied to President Donald Trump. Another federal judge blocked Musk from accessing the U....
