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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump defies court order to halt deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador

    President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members. But a judge blocked those deportations over the weekend.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 17, 2025 • 1 min read

    President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members. But a judge blocked those deportations over the weekend.

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    Trump’s latest deportation efforts, TOKiMONSTA’s ‘Eternal Reverie’
    1. 0:00Trump defies court order to halt deportations of Venezuelans to El SalvadorYou’re reading this
    2. 12:53Why El Salvador accepted US inmates in its mega-prison
    3. 24:26Brown University doctor deported despite visa, court-ordered protection
    4. 34:01TOKiMONSTA on friendship, aphasia, being a ‘boundary-pushing’ LA artist
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Trump’s latest deportation efforts, TOKiMONSTA’s ‘Eternal Reverie’
    1. 0:00Trump defies court order to halt deportations of Venezuelans to El SalvadorYou’re reading this
    2. 12:53Why El Salvador accepted US inmates in its mega-prison
    3. 24:26Brown University doctor deported despite visa, court-ordered protection
    4. 34:01TOKiMONSTA on friendship, aphasia, being a ‘boundary-pushing’ LA artist
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand