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Judge considering whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating court orders on deportation flights

By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — US District Judge James Boasberg said Thursday that he is looking at whether โ€œprobable causeโ€ exists to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating his orders halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The comments from Boasberg

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Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israelโ€™s Netanyahu โ€“ who is wanted by the court

By Ivana Kottasovรก, CNN (CNN) — Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the countryโ€™s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest. Speaking alongside Netanyahu in Budapest, Orban said his government decided to leave the court because it has become

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A Venezuelan man who wants to donate a kidney to his brother faced deportation. ICE granted him one-year humanitarian parole

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — After being detained for more than a month by immigration authorities, Jose Gregorio Gonzalez was released Friday morning so he can continue the process of trying to donate a kidney to his brother. Gonzalez, who came to the United States to help his brother battling kidney failure, learned earlier

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Local entrepreneur Brandon Riker launches Congressional campaign

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Democrat Brandon Riker, a Coachella Valley resident and successful business entrepreneur, announced his campaign for Californiaโ€™s 41st Congressional District. Riker is a former organizer on President Barack Obamaโ€™s 2008 campaign. He has worked in senior management and strategic planning roles at two investment firms. Riker ran for lieutenant governor of

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Wide majority of Americans oppose impeaching judges who rule against Trump, new poll shows

By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A wide majority of Americans โ€“โ€“ 70% โ€“โ€“ oppose impeaching federal judges who are slowing down President Donald Trumpโ€™s agenda as the idea continues to gain traction among Republicans in Congress, according to a poll released Thursday morning. In addition, 83% say the president must obey US Supreme Court

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‘We’re fighting to keep it designated,’ Chuckwalla activists lobbying in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KESQ) — Advocates for the Chuckwalla National Monument are taking their fight to Washington, D.C. in hopes of protecting the recently designated monument. Last month, News Channel 3 spoke with advocates about fears the monument could face environmental rollbacks under a Department of Interior review of federal lands. Now, several people including Palm

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Attorneys for Tufts University student accuse government of โ€˜secretiveโ€™ effort to move her across state lines

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN Boston (CNN) — Rรผmeysa ร–ztรผrk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a โ€œhighly unusualโ€ and โ€œsecretiveโ€ attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home, her attorneys charged Wednesday. In documents filed with

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Palestinian man tortured to death by Hamas militants after criticizing group and attending protests, family says

CNN By Ibrahim Dahman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old Palestinian man was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said. Uday Rabie was taken last week by dozens of armed fighters with Hamasโ€™ military wing, the Al-Qassam

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