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Immigration attorney weighs in on Trump’s deportations and court rulings against him

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration is moving quickly to increase its deportation numbers and further expand its restrictions on immigration. But federal judges are continuing to rule against the president on immigration matters. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed the legal battles with Charles Kuck, an Atlanta-based immigration attorney and law professor at Emory University. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

The Trump administration is moving quickly to increase its deportation numbers and further expand its restrictions on immigration.

0:08.0

But in the past 24 hours, multiple federal judges have blocked President Trump's actions.

0:13.0

Our White House correspondent, Laura Barone Lopez, has more.

0:17.0

From reinstating a legal status program for some immigrants to ruling that the administration's effort to deport a Columbia University student is likely unconstitutional, federal judges are continuing to rule against the president on immigration matters.

0:30.9

Adding to that today, a Massachusetts federal judge extended her order blocking the Trump administration's efforts to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students.

0:40.2

The judge said people are terrified and that she wants to maintain the status quo.

0:44.4

Joining me now to discuss is Charles Cuck, an Atlanta-based immigration attorney and law professor at Emory University.

0:50.5

Charles, thank you so much for joining us.

0:52.3

I want to jump right in with that judge's order.

0:55.6

It comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last night that the U.S. will, quote,

1:00.4

aggressively revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

1:06.5

Here's State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce. Take a listen.

1:10.8

The State Department is determined to protect Americans' right to free speech

1:14.2

and to counter the malign influence and actions of the Chinese Communist Party.

1:19.8

The bottom line, we are using and will continue to use every tool in our tool chest

1:24.6

to make sure that we know who it is, who wants to come into this country,

1:28.5

and if they should be allowed to come in.

1:31.6

How far can the administration go in revoking already approved visas?

1:38.7

Well, generally speaking, a visa can only be revoked for a specific reason that makes a person

1:43.0

inadmissible to the United

1:44.1

States. We've seen the administration try to take this to the very edge of the law by revoking

1:49.4

people's activities visas based upon speech issues. What we're seeing here is quite interesting.

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