White House denies defying judge’s order on Venezuelan deportations
Trump deports migrants despite judge’s pause: A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for this evening after hundreds of mostly Venezuelan alleged gang members were deported from the US to a prison in El Salvador, with President Donald Trump’s administration invoking wartime powers to speed up removals despite a court ruling halting the move. Trump defended the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act, saying “these were bad people.”• Ukraine war talks: Negotiators working to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have discussed “dividing up certain assets,” Trump said, as he announced he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The issue of land concessions is among the most sensitive, and US officials have said Ukraine will likely need to cede territory to end the war as Putin has made it a ceasefire condition.• Trump outlines tariffs: Trump said he doesn’t intend to create exemptions from steel and aluminum tariffs and that more sectoral, as well as reciprocal tariffs, will be imposed on April 2. The tariffs risk stoking a global trade war and could significantly raise prices for American consumers.
