Daily News Podcast – March 19, 2025

Controversy Over Deportation of Migrants to El Salvador and Alleged Court Order Violation

President Trump declared that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would begin with dangerous criminals. However, CBS News reported that among the hundreds of alleged gang members deported to El Salvador last week was a Venezuelan migrant with a job and no criminal record, who was in the process of seeking asylum. His family fears he is now held among some of the world’s most dangerous prisstartrs, with no way to contact him.

Franco Carvalho, a 26-year-old barber living with his wife in Dallas, turned himself in at the southern border over a year ago, seeking asylum. He was detained last month during a routine check-in with ICE. His attorney provided DHS documents confirming Carvalho had no criminal record. Yet, in his deportation documents, DHS agents highlighted his tattoos but did not explicitly link them to gang activity. Venezuelan sources confirmed no evidence tied him to gangs or prior crimes.

A federal court had ordered the Trump administration not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in the first place and set a deadline for the government to explain why it defied the order. Reporter Lilia Luciano revealed that “El Secot” prison in El Salvador, where the migrants were sent, blocks all cell signals, does not allow visitors, and denies inmates phstart access. The government is known for its lack of transparency.

Legal Battle Over Transgender Military Service

President Trump faces another legal battle, this time over the removal of 10,000–15,000 transgender individuals from military service. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the move. Two transgender service members voiced their commitment to serving their country.

In 2021, President Biden lifted the ban on transgender military service. Now, a naval intelligence analyst faces possible discharge. The White House argues that service members undergoing gender-related medical treatment are unfit for duty. The Pentagon has 30 days to submit a plan. The military was the first to announce new measures preventing transgender recruits, pausing medical treatments, and immediately halting promotions. A 2017 study estimated that discharging transgender troops would cost nearly $1 billion—far more than the $52 million the Pentagon spent over a decade on gender-related medical care.

Multiple Legal Cases Against President Trump

Judges across the country continue to rule against President Trump, similar to how he has flooded the system with executive actions. His attorneys insist they are not ignoring court orders but instead presenting creative legal arguments. The president stated he would follow legal procedures and appeal. However, concerns arise that if Trump loses patience with the process and openly defies a court order, the situation could escalate to the Supreme Court and trigger a constitutional crisis.

Other Top News Stories:

President Trump suggested the U.S. take control of Ukraine’s power plants.
A federal investigation found that a passenger plane that crashed in Alaska last month was 1,000 pounds overweight for weather conditions.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, warning that economic growth is expected to slow this year.
Studies show digital addiction may alter brain structure.
A Texas woman faces 20 years in prison for an act legal in many other states after being charged with performing an illegal abortion.
A snowstorm hit the Midwest and Great Plains.
Mexico City reached a compromise on bullfighting, making it “less lethal” without killing the bulls.
Israel resumed its ground operations in Gaza after a ceasefire collapsed.
A federal judge ruled that a case involving a Columbia University student arrested in pro-Palestinian protests should be tried in New Jersey rather than Louisiana.
911 calls from the Eaton fire in Los Angeles were released.
The U.S. birth rate rose in 2024, with Hispanic women’s fertility rates increasing in the last quarter.
Red Lobster is trying to lure customers back after filing for bankruptcy and closing multiple locations.
The Department of Homeland Security is cutting staff while prioritizing immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement saying impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreements over judicial rulings. President Trump fired back, criticizing the concept of judicial review.
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