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Judge orders Trump administration to bring back man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Kilmar Abrego Garcia – a protected legal US resident who has lived in Maryland since 2011 – was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deported to El Salvador last month.
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Jennifer Vasquez Sura (R) filed a legal complaint over the deportation of her husband. Pic: AP

Podcast
Podcast
Day 76: How badly will China’s own US tariffs go down with Trump?

Analysis
Analysis
Trump’s tariffs are about something more than economics: power

Above all, tariffs give Donald Trump power. They strike fear into allies and enemies, from governments to corporations. This is a president who runs his presidency like a medieval emperor or mafia don.
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Could America's traditional allies turn to China? Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
Global markets have given Trump a clear no-confidence vote – and his fickleness is making the problem worse

The consequences of the president's policy will ripple throughout the global economy, with economists now raising their expectations for a recession, not only in the US, but across the world.
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On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced global tariffs, ratcheting up protectionism. Pic: Reuters

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Traders at the Frankfurt stock exchange watched the DAX plummet on Friday. Pic: Picture-alliance/dpa/AP

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Vehicles destined for export, like these in Yantai in eastern China, face massive US tariffs. Pic: Chinatopix/AP

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Container ports like Oakland in California might expect activity to fall. Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
A red wall on Wall Street – but President Trump appears to believe it will all work out

The Dow lost more than 2,000 points in a single day – that's only happened three times before in its long history. But Donald Trump doesn't appear to have his head in the sand. He appears to believe it will all work out in the end.
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Marty Handler pictured Thursday as he worked at the New York Stock Exchange. Pic: AP

Alleged MS-13 gang leader arrested in Virginia, US government announces

The gang, which is infamous for extreme violence, was declared a terrorist organisation by the Trump administration last month.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi during a press conference about the arrest. Pic: AP

Explainer
Explainer
Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? The Trump ally known for embracing conspiracies and insulting journalists

The American politician has been known to provoke the media and has often made headlines for her controversial remarks, from comparing COVID-19 rules to the persecution of Jews during WWII to justifying the deadly January 6 riots.
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Donald Trump greets Marjorie Taylor Greene after addressing a joint session of Congress. Pic: AP

Turkish student detained by masked US agents for ‘supporting Hamas’

A DHS spokesperson says Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Tufts University student, is being held in Louisiana and her student visa has been terminated.
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student, was detained after a DHS and ICE investigation. Pic: AP

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Six of the agents involved were wearing face coverings. Pic: AP

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Hundreds gathered on Wednesday to protest against the student’s arrest. Pic: AP

Podcast
Podcast
Day 67: When Martha met Marjorie

HIV deaths and infections will rise as a result of foreign aid cuts, study warns

Funding cuts could undo decades of progress and cause infections and deaths to surge to levels not seen since the early 2000s, researchers say.