Monday, April 21st, 2025 - SCOTUS halts deportations; Immigration errors; Trump eyes Schedule F; Penn Station; Still no trade deals

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Senator Chris Van Hollen revealed new details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s transfer to a better prison in El Salvador and criticized the Trump administration’s misleading photo edits suggesting gang ties. Meanwhile, California sued the administration over sweeping tariffs, and immigration issues escalated—U.S. citizens and refugees are being wrongfully detained or ordered to leave the country, including a New Mexico teen and a Connecticut doctor. The Supreme Court temporarily blocked deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, while also agreeing to hear a case on Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. Trump is also pushing to reclassify 50,000 federal workers under Schedule F, making them easier to fire, and is seizing control of Penn Station’s $7B renovation. On trade, no deals have been finalized despite meetings with global partners, casting doubt on the administration’s rushed timeline. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being ‘traumatized’ at CECOT, has been moved to different detention center Yahoo: Trump Posts Photoshopped Image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Knuckle Tattoos With Disputed ‘MS-13’ Interpretation Miami Herald: Despite refugee status in the U.S., young Venezuelan was deported to Salvadoran prison AZPM: U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days - AZPM NBC News: American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately NY Times: Trump Administration Asks Justices to Reject A.C.L.U. Request to Pause Deportations SCOTUS Blog: Justices will hear arguments on Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship AP News: Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers NBC News: Trump faces imposing timeline to broker 75 trade deals in less than 90 days CBS News: Trump administration taking control of Penn Station renovation Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:32.2	Marilyn Senator Chris Van Hollen returned from his trip to El Salvador on Friday and spoke
1:36.6	to the press about his meeting with Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia.
1:39.6	This was the first we had learned that Garcia had actually been transferred over a week ago
1:43.7	out of Seacott, where he said he had been fearful of the other prisoners, to another prison known as Santa
1:48.9	Anna, which has better conditions. You may have seen pictures of Garcia and the senator sitting at a
1:53.8	table with drinks in front of them. Van Hollen said at his press conference that El Salvadoran officials
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