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Tracking Trump’s executive actions | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has vowed to enact a sweeping agenda and reshape the federal government. CNN is tracking his executive actions posted by the White House.
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In a letter to federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, who is overseeing the Maxwell case in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors asked the court to lift a protective order that previously prevented the public dissemination of evidence turned over to Maxwell ahead of her trial.
The Justice Department on Wednesday (November 26) asked a judge for permission to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law.
US: Justice Department asks judge for permission to release records from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigations
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November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In a letter to federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, who is overseeing the Maxwell case in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors asked the court to lift a protective order that previously prevented the public dissemination of evidence turned over to Maxwell ahead of her trial.
The Justice Department on Wednesday (November 26) asked a judge for permission to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law.
US: Justice Department asks judge for permission to release records from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigations
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Justice Department asks judge for permission to release records from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigations | CNN Politics
The Justice Department asked a judge for permission Wednesday to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Ep...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Justice Department on Wednesday (November 26) asked a judge for permission to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law.
Pope Leo, on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church, is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East region and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.
🔴Pope Leo live: Pontiff visits Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip
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Pope Leo live: Pontiff visits Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip
Pope Leo XIV is making the first stop in Turkey on Thursday and will move on to Lebanon afterward.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Pope Leo, on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church, is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East region and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.
He’ll then move late Thursday on to Istanbul for three days of ecumenical and interfaith meetings that will be followed by the Lebanese leg of his trip.
Leo’s charter plane landed at Ankara’s international airport.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday (November 27) on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
He’ll then move late Thursday on to Istanbul for three days of ecumenical and interfaith meetings that will be followed by the Lebanese leg of his trip.
Leo’s charter plane landed at Ankara’s international airport.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday (November 27) on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey that highlights religious, political ties
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November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Leo’s charter plane landed at Ankara’s international airport.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Later, he had a meeting planned with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a speech to the country’s diplomatic corps.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday (November 27) on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey that highlights religious, political ties
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Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey that highlights religious, political ties
Pope Leo XIV has landed in Turkey on his first foreign trip. He's fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time ...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday (November 27) on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast tensions.
DOJ acknowledged in the filing that it was Noem who made the call in March to keep the planes headed to CECOT prison — after US District Judge James Boasberg last week resumed his criminal contempt inquiry to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders.
The US Justice Department (DOJ) said in a new court filing on Tuesday (November 25) that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn the planes around.
US: DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order
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November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
DOJ acknowledged in the filing that it was Noem who made the call in March to keep the planes headed to CECOT prison — after US District Judge James Boasberg last week resumed his criminal contempt inquiry to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders.
The US Justice Department (DOJ) said in a new court filing on Tuesday (November 25) that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn the planes around.
US: DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order
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DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order | CNN Politics
The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with flights carrying migrants being deported to a mega-prison in E...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The US Justice Department (DOJ) said in a new court filing on Tuesday (November 25) that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with deportation flights carrying migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge’s order to turn the planes around.
The comments from US District Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal trial-level court in Washington, DC, come nearly a week after a appeals court cleared the way for him to continue with a criminal contempt inquiry that was put on ice months ago.
A US federal judge has that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials are responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whether they will face punishment for their actions.
US: Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights (November 20)
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November 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The comments from US District Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal trial-level court in Washington, DC, come nearly a week after a appeals court cleared the way for him to continue with a criminal contempt inquiry that was put on ice months ago.
A US federal judge has that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials are responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whether they will face punishment for their actions.
US: Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights (November 20)
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Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights | CNN Politics
Judge James Boasberg plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whe...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A US federal judge has that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials are responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whether they will face punishment for their actions.
It provides protection for people already in the US who are from countries hit by war or natural disaster.
But TPS is due to end for 350,000 Haitians in February 2026, as part of US President Donald Trump's sweeping changes to immigration policies.
But TPS is due to end for 350,000 Haitians in February 2026, as part of US President Donald Trump's sweeping changes to immigration policies.
as spreading gang violence triggered a fresh humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean island nation.
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Also celebrating is Stacey Nageli Angulo, who adopted Marven when he was three years old, from Haiti, in the wake of a devastating earthquake in 2010.
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It provides protection for people already in the US who are from countries hit by war or natural disaster.
But TPS is due to end for 350,000 Haitians in February 2026, as part of US President Donald Trump's sweeping changes to immigration policies.
But TPS is due to end for 350,000 Haitians in February 2026, as part of US President Donald Trump's sweeping changes to immigration policies.
as spreading gang violence triggered a fresh humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean island nation.
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Also celebrating is Stacey Nageli Angulo, who adopted Marven when he was three years old, from Haiti, in the wake of a devastating earthquake in 2010.
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
The warmth between them is unmistakable as they celebrate his 16th birthday, even though they spent a decade apart.
Now they fear being separated again.
Now they fear being separated again.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
as spreading gang violence triggered a fresh humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean island nation.
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
The two Haitian women, whose names we have changed for their safety, live and work legally in the US under a scheme called Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Also celebrating is Stacey Nageli Angulo, who adopted Marven when he was three years old, from Haiti, in the wake of a devastating earthquake in 2010.
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
The warmth between them is unmistakable as they celebrate his 16th birthday, even though they spent a decade apart.
Now they fear being separated again.
Now they fear being separated again.
In a waterside house in the town of Lakeland, Florida, Marven laughs with two women he loves dearly - his sister Rochelle and their biological mother, Guerline.
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Also celebrating is Stacey Nageli Angulo, who adopted Marven when he was three years old, from Haiti, in the wake of a devastating earthquake in 2010.
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
She helped Guerline and Rochelle come to the US three years ago, reuniting the family, …
The warmth between them is unmistakable as they celebrate his 16th birthday, even though they spent a decade apart.
Now they fear being separated again.
Now they fear being separated again.
In a waterside house in the town of Lakeland, Florida, Marven laughs with two women he loves dearly - his sister Rochelle and their biological mother, Guerline.
US: Family reunited after a decade – now a Trump clampdown could tear them apart
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November 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The warmth between them is unmistakable as they celebrate his 16th birthday, even though they spent a decade apart.
Now they fear being separated again.
Now they fear being separated again.
In a waterside house in the town of Lakeland, Florida, Marven laughs with two women he loves dearly - his sister Rochelle and their biological mother, Guerline.
US: Family reunited after a decade – now a Trump clampdown could tear them apart
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US immigration: Families face separation as Haiti TPS scheme ends
Marven's mother and sister could be sent back to gang-ravaged Haiti as a US protection scheme ends.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In a waterside house in the town of Lakeland, Florida, Marven laughs with two women he loves dearly - his sister Rochelle and their biological mother, Guerline.
The change comes as immigrants have face increased vetting, including of their social media, when they apply for visas, green cards, citizenship, or to request the release of their children from federal custody.
His arrest and several others this year signal a change in how the US is handling DACA recipients as President Donald Trump’s administration reshapes immigration policy more broadly.
Vijandre is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of people from deportation since 2012 if they were brought to the United States as children and generally stayed out of trouble.
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The change comes as immigrants have face increased vetting, including of their social media, when they apply for visas, green cards, citizenship, or to request the release of their children from federal custody.
His arrest and several others this year signal a change in how the US is handling DACA recipients as President Donald Trump’s administration reshapes immigration policy more broadly.
Vijandre is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of people from deportation since 2012 if they were brought to the United States as children and generally stayed out of trouble.
Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
His arrest and several others this year signal a change in how the US is handling DACA recipients as President Donald Trump’s administration reshapes immigration policy more broadly.
Vijandre is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of people from deportation since 2012 if they were brought to the United States as children and generally stayed out of trouble.
Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
US: DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
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November 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Vijandre is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Obama-era program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of people from deportation since 2012 if they were brought to the United States as children and generally stayed out of trouble.
Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
US: DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
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DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody.
But during her arrest, Ferreira repeatedly told authorities that her son’s aunt was the White House press secretary, her sister, Graziela Dos Santos Rodrigues, told the Boston Globe. Her former fiancé – the father of her 11-year-old son – is the brother of Karoline Leavitt.
When she was taken into custody by ICE agents earlier this month as she left her home in a Boston suburb to pick up her son from school, it didn’t make headlines: she was another immigrant caught up in US President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown, despite having developed strong American roots.
Bruna Ferreira came to the US from Brazil as a child, and by all accounts, lived a life like any American: playing on the high school tennis team, getting married and divorced, building a small business and helping raise her son.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
But during her arrest, Ferreira repeatedly told authorities that her son’s aunt was the White House press secretary, her sister, Graziela Dos Santos Rodrigues, told the Boston Globe. Her former fiancé – the father of her 11-year-old son – is the brother of Karoline Leavitt.
When she was taken into custody by ICE agents earlier this month as she left her home in a Boston suburb to pick up her son from school, it didn’t make headlines: she was another immigrant caught up in US President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown, despite having developed strong American roots.
Bruna Ferreira came to the US from Brazil as a child, and by all accounts, lived a life like any American: playing on the high school tennis team, getting married and divorced, building a small business and helping raise her son.
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A mother was taken into custody by ICE. Then the public learned of her family tie to the White House | CNN Politics
Bruna Ferreira came to the US from Brazil as a child, and by all accounts, lived a life like any American: playing on the high school tennis team, getting married and divorced, building a small busine...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
When she was taken into custody by ICE agents earlier this month as she left her home in a Boston suburb to pick up her son from school, it didn’t make headlines: she was another immigrant caught up in US President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown, despite having developed strong American roots.
Ferreira, who the source familiar with the situation said has never lived with Leavitt's nephew, is at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center amid proceedings to have her removed, the DHS spokesperson said.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Bruna Caroline Ferreira is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who overstayed her tourist visa, which expired in June 1999.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took the woman into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, this month, the source said.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Ferreira, who the source familiar with the situation said has never lived with Leavitt's nephew, is at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center amid proceedings to have her removed, the DHS spokesperson said.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Bruna Caroline Ferreira is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who overstayed her tourist visa, which expired in June 1999.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took the woman into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, this month, the source said.
US: Officials have detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Bruna Caroline Ferreira is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who overstayed her tourist visa, which expired in June 1999.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
The woman has an arrest on suspicion of battery, the spokesperson said. It’s not clear how the case was resolved.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took the woman into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, this month, the source said.
US: Officials have detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took the woman into custody in Revere, Massachusetts, this month, the source said.
US: Officials have detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
US: Officials have detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
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