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Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital – The Associated Press

Police use force to break up protests at a university in Turkey’s capital  The Associated PressTurkish economy takes a battering after Imamoglu arrest  DW (English)Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America?  The New YorkerTurkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor  The New York TimesProtests are the last thing keeping Turkey’s democracy alive  The Economist

Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests – The New York Times

Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests  The New York TimesBBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey  BBC.comBBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey after covering protests  The GuardianTurkish court frees AFP journalist held while covering protests, agency says  Reuters.comTurkey criticized for detaining journalists amid protests over arrest of Istanbul's mayor, a key Erdogan rival  CBS News

Pikachu Spotted Fleeing Police Crackdowns During Turkey Protests – 404 Media

Pikachu Spotted Fleeing Police Crackdowns During Turkey Protests  404 MediaProtester in Pikachu suit joins mass demonstrations in Turkey over arrest of Erdogan’s top rival  New York Post Viral video: Catch a Pikachu! Pokemon seen fleeing protests against President Erdogan rival’s arrest  MintWhose Side Is Turkey on?  The New York SunPikachu Runs From The Cops In Massive Turkish Protests  Yahoo

Israel passes Netanyahu-backed law to give politicians more control of judiciary – Axios

Israel passes Netanyahu-backed law to give politicians more control of judiciary  AxiosIsrael parliament defies protests to pass law tightening grip over judges  The GuardianIn Controversial Shake-Up, Israeli Lawmakers Give Themselves More Power to Choose Judges  The New York TimesCritics petition court to nix judicial appointments law they say politicizes bench  The Times of IsraelIsraeli Government Passes Bill for Political Takeover of Judicial Appointments  Haaretz

Poll: Over Half of Senior Canadians Want Liberal Government, Youth Skew Conservative

A poll this week showed over half of Canadians above the age of 55 intended to vote for the leftist Liberal Party in Canada's April general election, the National Post reported on Thursday, while the Conservatives enjoy a modest lead among those aged 18-54.
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Supreme Court grants Trump request to lift stay halting Venezuelan deportations

The Supreme Court on Monday granted President Donald Trump’s request to vacate a lower court's ruling barring the administration from using a 1798 wartime immigration law to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals – including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang – from the U.S., marking a significant victory for the administration as it advances key immigration priorities.Justices on the high court ruled 5-4 to grant the administration's request to lift the stay, in a temporary victory for Trump and his allies.At issue was the Alien Enemies Act, or the immigration law passed by Congress in 1789 to immediately remove certain migrants from U.S. soil. Prior to Trump's second White House term, it had been invoked just three times in U.S. history: During the War of 1812, during World War I, and most recently, World War II. Lawyers for the Trump administration had urged the court to vacate the lower court ruling, arguing in a Supreme Court filing that the lower court orders "rebuffed" their immigration agenda, including their ability "to protect the Nation against foreign terrorist organizations and risk debilitating effects for delicate foreign negotiations."JUDGE BOASBERG POISED TO HOLD TRUMP ADMIN IN CONTEMPT, TAKES DOWN NAMES OF DHS OFFICIALS: 'PRETTY SKETCHY'The ruling follows a temporary order from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg last month blocking the administration’s use of the 1798 law for 14 days while he considered the case on its merits – a pause upheld by a federal appeals court in a 2–1 decision."Nazis got better treatment" than some of the migrants deported under the law, Judge Patricia Millett, an Obama appointee, remarked during the appellate hearing.Both Boasberg and the appellate panel sharply questioned the administration over Trump’s proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals – and over the three planes that removed hundreds of migrants to El Salvador the very next day.At least 261 migrants were deported that day, including more than 100 Venezuelans removed "solely on the basis" of the 1798 statute.The deportation flights reportedly landed around the same time Boasberg issued his temporary halt, raising questions about whether administration officials knowingly defied the order. Boasberg had issued a bench ruling requiring any flights that had already taken off to return "immediately."That did not happen.APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN'S DEPORTATION FLIGHTS IN ALIEN ENEMIES ACT IMMIGRATION SUITBoasberg said on April 3 that he was weighing whether to hold certain Trump administration officials in contempt of court for refusing to provide information, even after the court issued repeated requests regarding the deportation flights and the number of individuals sent to El Salvador.Government lawyers cited national security concerns as the reason for refusing to comply with the court’s request for information.But during the April 3 hearing, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign told Boasberg the flight information likely wasn’t classified — prompting the judge to question why the administration had declined to provide it on more than four occasions, including under a court-imposed deadline."Pretty sketchy," Boasberg mused in court.WHO IS JAMES BOASBERG, THE US JUDGE AT THE CENTER OF TRUMP'S DEPORTATION EFFORTS? Boasberg also pressed the government to disclose the names, locations, and agencies of individuals involved in the removals, as well as any internal conversations with officials who may have been monitoring the court proceedings.The hearing marked the latest in a flurry of legal battles over the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act. It followed Boasberg’s order requiring officials to explain why they failed to comply with his directive to return the deportation flights – and whether they knowingly defied the court.The Supreme Court ruling may not mark the end of Trump’s push to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.Boasberg is still weighing potential contempt charges against administration officials. As of this writing, a preliminary injunction hearing is set for April 8.