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If it is determined that Haitians who have “supported and collaborated” with a Haitian gang will be deported as legal permanent residents, President Donald Trump’s administration has stated.

In light of the president’s nationwide deportation drive, the announcement on Monday is the latest instance of Haitians living in the US. It also comes as the Trump administration attempts to end two additional legal statuses for Haitians.

Rights groups are also asking how the Trump administration comes up with its “terrorist organizations” in light of the update.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in a statement that “certain individuals with US lawful permanent resident status have supported and collaborated with Haitian gang leaders connected to Viv Ansanm” but did not disclose how many people were being targeted or any names.

According to Rubio, the Department of Homeland Security can sue the government for the deportation of legal permanent residents who also hold green cards.

The State Department has been using broad powers under the Immigration and Nationality Act to try to deport people who are citizens of the US on various visas, including those who are permanent legal residents or students, as the Trump administration has attempted to increase deportations.

The state secretary has the authority to expel anyone who is found to have “potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States” under the law.

The State Department has repeatedly compared anti-Semitism and support for the “terrorist”-designated group Hamas to the administration’s legal efforts to deport four people.

In federal and immigration courts, all four people are contesting their deportations and arrests.

Rubio said that the US “will not allow individuals to enjoy the benefits of legal status in our country while they are facilitating the actions of violent organizations or supporting criminal terrorist organizations.”

The Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs were referred to as “foreign terrorist organizations” by the State Department as a “direct threat to US national security interests in our region.”

That came after the Venezuelan-based Tren de Aragua and eight other Latin American criminal organizations were labeled as “terrorist organizations” in February.

Under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act, the administration has used its alleged affiliation with the gang to justify the administration’s swift deportation of Venezuelans living in the United States without documentation.

Court records show that some of the affected men were only targeted for tattoos or clothing that were allegedly associated with the group, contrary to what some have claimed was the removal of the proceedings.

Haitians were targeted.

Trump has made a prominent attack on the Haitian population in the US, first during his campaign when he falsely claimed that Springfield, Ohio, residents of Haiti were “eating” pets.

Since taking office, the administration has attempted to end a number of Haitian legal statuses, including a special humanitarian parole program led by former President Joe Biden, under which more than 200, 000 people have emigrated to the US.

The Trump administration was given the option to end the special status by the US Supreme Court in May.

Additionally, the Trump administration has pushed for the end of Haitians’ temporary protected status, which is legal status for citizens who already reside in the US but whose countries are deemed unsafe to travel to.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem declared that Haiti’s violent crime crisis had not yet been resolved.

Israel’s military has launched additional airstrikes against what it describes as Houthi-linked sites where drone and missile attacks are launched against Israel and its allies in Yemen’s Hodeidah port.

Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Monday that the military was “forcefully retaliating any attempt to restore the terrorist infrastructure that had previously been attacked.”

The Israeli military claimed that the port provides the Houthis with weapons to carry out terrorist attacks on Israel and its allies.

Later, the Houthi movement claimed responsibility for drone and missile attacks on Israeli airports, Ashdod, and Jaffa, as well as the control of large portions of northern Yemen.

Yahya Saree, a spokesman for the Houthi military, stated in a statement that the strikes were a direct response to Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza and the attacks on Hodeidah.

He continued his operations until Israel stops its offensive against Gaza and lifts the siege, noting that “the drone attack successfully achieved its objectives.”

The Houthis have launched numerous attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea since Israel began its war against Gaza in October 2023, claiming they are showing solidarity with Palestinians there. Israel has repeatedly attacked Houthi targets, particularly in Hodeidah, a crucial port for goods and aid into Yemen.

Katz claimed that “the Houthis will pay a high price for firing missiles at Israel.”

The Houthis claimed responsibility for an Eternity C attack earlier this month that was blamed on maritime authorities and claimed four people had died.

Demonstrations have taken place against the United Kingdom’s ban on Palestine Action&nbsp, a pro-Palestinian protest group, and its designation as a “terrorist group.”

Following the group’s break-in and vandalization of military aircraft, the government took the necessary actions.

Critics claim that the speech freedom is violated because of the ban.

What are the implications then?

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James Bays

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Article 19 executive director, Quinn McKew

More than 230, 000 pages of documents relating to Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader, were released by the administration of US President Donald Trump in 1968.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred to the president’s commitment to “complete transparency” in a statement released on Monday.

After taking office, Trump signed an executive order declassifying documents relating to the murders of King, former president John F. Kennedy, and former senator Robert F. Kennedy.

King’s records had been kept under a court-imposed seal since 1977 when the FBI first gathered them and gave them to the National Archives and Records Administration.

The National Archives released documents related to Robert F. Kennedy’s April 1968 murder and John F. Kennedy’s November 1963 assassination.

In Memphis, Tennessee, in April 1968, King was killed. Although King’s children have doubted that James Earl Ray was the killer, he was found guilty of the murder and passed away in 1998.

His family, which included his two living children, Martin III, 67, and Bernice, 62, had their own teams review the records before the release was made public. Those efforts continued as the digital trove was made public by the government.

The King children described their father’s assassination as a “captivating public curiosity for decades” in a lengthy statement released on Monday. However, the pair urged that “these files be viewed in full historical context” and highlighted the matter’s personal nature.

According to a joint statement from then-FBI director J Edgar Hoover, the civil rights leader was the target of an “invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign” during his lifetime.

According to them, the FBI campaign was meant to “discredit, discredit, and destroy Dr. King’s reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement.” These actions were “intentionally assaults on the truth,” not just infringe on one’s privacy.

On Monday, it was unclear whether the release would bring any fresh insight into King’s life, the civil rights movement, or his murder.

The release date raises questions.

The most recent release serves as another alternative headline for Trump as he attempts to placate supporters upset about how his administration handled the sex trafficking investigation involving Jeffrey Epstein, who died while awaiting trial in 2019, during his first presidency, was handled. Trump obstinated from releasing the grand jury testimony on Friday, instead requiring the Department of Justice to release the entire case file.

Users accused the administration of disclosing King’s files on social media to distract from criticisms of how it handled the Epstein files.

This is unacceptable.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard is trying to deceive the public by releasing the Epstein files in opposition to the Trump administration’s policy of releasing them, against the wishes of his family.

Weaponizing…

Trump was not mentioned in Bernice King’s and Martin Luther King III’s statements on Monday. The administration had not made any comments on the release as of late on Monday afternoon.

The No. 1 is Gita Gopinath. According to the IMF, the second official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will step down from her position at the end of August and work again at Harvard University.

According to a statement released on Monday, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will choose Gopinath as her successor.

Gopinath became the fund’s first deputy managing director in January 2022, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the same capacity as its chief economist in 2019.

The US Department of Treasury, which controls the IMF’s largest shareholding, did not immediately respond with a comment. The US Treasury has traditionally suggested candidates for the position of first deputy managing director, while European nations have traditionally chosen the IMF’s managing director.

Gopinath was born in the United States.

Some IMF insiders were caught off guard by the timing of the action, which appears to have been initiated by Gopinath.

Gopinath, who left Harvard to work for the IMF, will work there as an economics professor once more.

At a time when President Donald Trump wants to restructure the world economy and put an end to his country’s long-standing trade deficits caused by high import tariffs from almost all nations, her departure will give the US Treasury a chance to make a recommendation for a successor.

After the Trump administration’s demands for changes to its governance, hiring, and admissions practices, she will now return to the institution.

Georgieva cited Gopinath’s reputation as an “exceptional intellectual leader” when she led the pandemic and subsequent global shocks brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In a time of high uncertainty and a rapidly changing global economic environment, Gita led the Fund’s analytical and policy work with clarity, striving for the highest standards of thorough analysis, Georgieva said.

Gopinath has also oversaw the fund’s multilateral analysis and analysis of debt, global trade, and fiscal and monetary policy.

Gopinath thanked Georgieva and Christine Lagarde, the previous IMF chief, for a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to work there, saying she was grateful for the opportunity.